obstruction of justice

English

Noun

obstruction of justice (countable and uncountable, plural obstructions of justice)

  1. (law, chiefly US) Interference with the administration of law and justice, as by ignorance of a justification, fraud of evidential validity, or not disclosing discovery of facts, or by doing damage to a witness, officer, juror.

Synonyms

  • perverting the course of justice (England, Wales, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand)
  • defeating the ends of justice (Scotland)

Translations

References

  • Black's Law Dictionary 10th Edition (2014)
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