EMBRACER
\ɛmbɹˈe͡ɪsə], \ɛmbɹˈeɪsə], \ɛ_m_b_ɹ_ˈeɪ_s_ə]\
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em-br[=a]'ser, n. (law) one who influences jurors by corrupt means to deliver a partial verdict--also EMBR[=A]'CEOR, EMBR[=A]'SOR.--n. EMBRAC'ERY, the offence of an embracer. [O. Fr. embraceor, from embraser, to set on fire.]
By Thomas Davidson
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