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Al Gore seems to have found a great political ploy: Picking up whatever issue he is most vulnerable on and championing the cause. Perhaps he will start to champion perjury statutes and obstruction of justice.
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Meaning of "obstruction of justice" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE

obstruction of justice  [əbˈstrʌkʃən əv ˈdʒʌstɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE

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Obstruction of justice is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Obstruction of justice

The crime of obstruction of justice, in United States jurisdictions, refers to the crime of interfering with the work of police, investigators, regulatory agencies, prosecutors, or other officials. Common law jurisdictions other than the United States tend to use the wider offense of perverting the course of justice. Generally, obstruction charges are laid when it is discovered that a person questioned in an investigation, other than a suspect, has lied to the investigating officers. However, in most common law jurisdictions, the right to remain silent used to allow any person questioned by police merely to refuse to answer questions posed by an investigator without giving any reason for doing so. If the person tried to protect a suspect or to hide from investigation of their own activities, this may leave them liable to prosecution. Obstruction charges can also be laid if a person alters, destroys, or conceals physical evidence, even if he was under no compulsion at any time to produce such evidence. Often, no actual investigation or substantiated suspicion of a specific incident need exist to support a charge of obstruction of justice.

Definition of obstruction of justice in the English dictionary

The definition of obstruction of justice in the dictionary is a criminal offence that involves attempting to obstruct the process of law.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE


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injustice
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE

at short notice
bring to justice
chief justice
College of Justice
court of justice
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European Court of Justice
High Court of Justice
International Court of Justice
Lord Chief Justice
miscarriage of justice
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Synonyms and antonyms of obstruction of justice in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «obstruction of justice» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE

Find out the translation of obstruction of justice to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of obstruction of justice from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «obstruction of justice» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

妨碍司法公正
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obstrucción de la justicia
570 millions of speakers

English

obstruction of justice
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

न्याय की रुकावट
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

عرقلة سير العدالة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

воспрепятствование осуществлению правосудия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

obstrução da justiça
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিচারে বিঘ্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

entrave à la justice
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menghalang keadilan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Behinderung der Justiz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

司法妨害
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공무 집행 방해
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pamblokiran kaadilan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cản trở công lý
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீதிக்கான தடை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

न्याय अडथळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Adaletin engellenmesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ostruzione della giustizia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

utrudnianie pracy wymiarowi sprawiedliwości
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перешкоджання здійсненню правосуддя
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

obstrucționarea justiției
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

παρακώλυση της δικαιοσύνης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dwarsboming van die gereg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

obstruktion av rättvisan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

obstruksjon av rettferdighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of obstruction of justice

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE»

The term «obstruction of justice» is normally little used and occupies the 111.521 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about obstruction of justice

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3 QUOTES WITH «OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word obstruction of justice.
1
Richard Ben-Veniste
Without the tape-recorded evidence demonstrating irrefutably, in Nixon's own voice, his knowledge of and active involvement in obstruction of justice, it is likely that Nixon would have escaped impeachment and removal from office.
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Barbara Olson
Al Gore seems to have found a great political ploy: Picking up whatever issue he is most vulnerable on and championing the cause. Perhaps he will start to champion perjury statutes and obstruction of justice.
3
John J. Sirica
An attempt is already underway to revise history - to leave the impression that the former president had nothing to do with Watergate. But there is no doubt about his obstruction of justice after the Watergate break-in.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE»

Discover the use of obstruction of justice in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to obstruction of justice and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Obstruction of Justice
No good lawyer will take that kind of risk. But a brilliant lawyer, one with a passion for truth, just might . . . . From the Paperback edition.
Perri O'Shaughnessy, 2007
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Destruction of Evidence
comments to the Model Penal Code assert that those states which have not adopted the Code or similar provisions have general obstruction-of-justice statutes which cover destruction of evidence.100 There is, however, enormous variation in ...
Jamie S. Gorelick, Stephen Marzen, Lawrence Solum, 1995
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Criminal Law
The offense of obstruction of justice was a common law misdemeanor and is now part of the criminal code of the federal government and states. The offense seeks to protect the judicial system, both civil and criminal, from intentional acts that ...
Thomas Gardner, Terry Anderson, 2008
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Antitrust Law Developments (sixth)
In another case, a British company agreed to plead guilty to two counts of obstruction of justice and to pay a $1 million criminal fine in connection with a grand jury investigation of a conspiracy to fix prices for various carbon products. 64 The ...
‎2007
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Implementation, Significance, and Impact
Modifications To §2 J 1.2 (obstruction Of Justice) The emergency amendment also makes two significant modifications to §2 J 1 .2 (Obstruction of Justice) to address the directives pertaining to obstruction of justice offenses contained in ...
Wilma H. Fletcher, Theodore N. Plette, 2008
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Corporate Criminal Liability and Prevention
(c |— Willful Obstruction of Justice If corporate personnel willfully obstruct or impede, attempt to obstruct or impede, or aid, abet, or encourage the obstruction of justice during the investigation, prosecution, or sentencing of a corporate offense, ...
Richard S. Gruner, 2004
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Trapped: When Acting Ethically is Against the Law
58. Id. at 405. 59. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1505, 1510, 1512, 1519-1520 (listing the various obstruction of justice offenses). 60. Indictment, United States v. Arthur Andersen, LLP, No. H-02-121, 2002 WL 32153945 (SD, Tex. Mar. 14, 2002). 61.
John Hasnas, 2006
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The Great American History Fact-finder: The Who, What, ...
On December 12, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, voting along party lines, charged Clinton with "high crimes and misdemeanors" on two counts, perjury and obstruction of justice. The Senate trial, with Chief Justice ...
Pam Cornelison, Ted Yanak, 2004
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Internal Corporate Investigations
Increased Focus on Obstruction of Justice At the time the Act was adopted, the document destruction by Arthur Andersen in connection with Enron was headline news. Since that time, prosecutors have brought a number of high-profile cases ...
Barry F. McNeil, Brad D. Brian, 2007
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The Securities Enforcement Manual: Tactics and Strategies
Tactics and Strategies Richard M. Phillips. which the government targets obstruction of justice. From a prosecutor's perspective, it is of course the government's goal to charge those crimes which arise from fraudulent conduct. Where corporate ...
Richard M. Phillips, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term obstruction of justice is used in the context of the following news items.
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New York State Senator John Sampson Convicted of Obstruction of
As this case proves, we, along with our partners, will continue to root out obstruction of justice in all forms and at all levels of government.”. «Federal Bureau of Investigation, Jul 15»
2
Barry Bonds and Baseball's Shame
Four years later, he was convicted of one count of obstruction of justice and a mistrial was declared on the perjury charges. Bonds appealed ... «Bloomberg View, Jul 15»
3
FBI: New York State Senator John Sampson Convicted of …
As this case proves, we, along with our partners, will continue to root out obstruction of justice in all forms and at all levels of government. «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
4
State Sen. Sampson found guilty of obstruction
He was found guilty of one count of obstruction of justice and two counts of making false statements. He was acquitted on six other counts, ... «WatertownDailyTimes.com, Jul 15»
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Former Mountie gets two years for lying at inquiry into Dziekanski's …
Robinson was also convicted of obstruction of justice in a separate trial after the vehicle he was driving hit and killed a young motorcyclist in ... «CP24 Toronto's Breaking News, Jul 15»
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Two terror suspects will stay jailed until trial
Wright is also charged with obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice. The men are accused of plotting with Roslindale terror ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
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US sailor charged with taking pictures of classified areas of a …
... a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a fine of up to $US250,000, and one count of obstruction of justice, an offence that carries a ... «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»
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Baton Rouge rapper known as 'Spitta' booked on marijuana, heroin …
... Thursday on a count of possession of marijuana, possession with the intent to distribute heroin, resisting an officer and obstruction of justice. «The Advocate, Jul 15»
9
Maryland Man Behind Bars After Years-Long Neighbor Dispute
... management courses — but he lied about taking the classes and was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice, court records show. «WBAL Radio, Jul 15»
10
Tigers going nowhere with or without David Price
... said it will not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the appellate decision that overturned Bonds' obstruction of justice conviction. Hence ... «WDIV Detroit, Jul 15»

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