obstruction of justice

1. 1.

   impeding those who seek justice in a court (as by trying to influence or intimidate any juror or witness or officer of the court); can result in a finding of contempt of court

   Broaderobstruction

   law

Questions about obstruction of justice

What does obstruction of justice mean?

obstruction of justice means "impeding those who seek justice in a court (as by trying to influence or intimidate any juror or witness or officer of the court); can result in a finding of contempt of court".

Is obstruction of justice a common word?

obstruction of justice is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.