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EMBRACEOR

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em⋅brace⋅or

  [em-brey-ser]
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–noun Law.
a person guilty of embracery.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < AF; MF embraseor instigator, equiv. to embras(er) (see embrace 2 ) + -eor < L -ātōr- -ator
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em·brace·or or em·brac·er   (ěm-brā'sər)   
n.  One guilty of attempting to influence a court illegally.

[Middle English imbrasour, from Anglo-Norman embraceor, probably from embracer, to embrace, incite, influence a court by illegal means, from Old French; see embrace.]
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Main Entry: em·brace·or
Pronunciation: im-'brA-s&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Anglo-French, from Old French embraserre one who inflames, from embraser to set on fire, from en-, causative prefix + brase brese live coals
: a person who has committed embracery
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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