An archaic or legal term for one who embraces or commits the crime of embrace (unlawful agreement with a jury).
From embrace + -or (from Latin -or, an agent suffix creating nouns for people who do actions). This spelling is an older variant of 'embracer,' reflecting Middle English and early Modern English legal terminology.
In medieval and Renaissance England, 'embrace' was actually a crime—it meant trying to influence a jury illegally! This word shows how legal jargon preserves old meanings of ordinary words that have since changed completely.
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