nobbling
present participle ofnobble
| 单词 | nobbling |
| 释义 | nobbling present participle ofnobble nobble verb[T] UKslanguk/ˈnɒb.əl/us/ˈnɑː.əl/nobbleverb[T](CAUSE TO FAIL)to make somethingfail,especiallyto make ahorsein aracefailby giving itdrugs Horse racing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Failing and doing badly nobbleverb[T](PERSUADE)topersuadesomeone to do what youwantthem to do,especiallyby usingmoneyorthreats: Thejurywhoconvictedhim weresuspectedof being nobbled. Fraud & corruption
nobbleverb[T](CATCH ATTENTION)tointentionallycatchtheattentionof someone so that you cantalkto them: He nobbled her in thecorridortosigntheinvoice. Interrupting & preventing from speaking
Examplesofnobblingnobbling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Jury tampering andnobblingare rare in our system, because it is almost impossible to corrupt an entire jury. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is right that there should be retrials when jurynobblingoccurs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That case related to an instance of jurynobblingwhere a complaint had been made by a member of the jury. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no doubt about the horrifying threatening andnobblingof the jury although it could not be effectually proved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Then you get what may be called fakenobbling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They came to the conclusion he wasnobblingthe horse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Jurynobblingis made much easier when jurors themselves have a past criminal record. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is the confidence in the court system and the jurynobbling, not by paramilitary groupings but by the legal process itself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been some very thin evidence ofnobblingof and getting at jurors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is impossible to say how prevalent "nobbling" is. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Secondly, we shall have done something marginal about interference with juries, or jurynobbling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I want to finish on the question of jurynobbling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The second reason is that there has grown up since 1974 a very dramatic increase in the amount of jurynobbling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A large part of the so-called "nobbling" can fall into that class. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The administration of criminal justice has been under greater strain and there has been more jurynobbling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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