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   From: metoo@cnn.com   
      
   Obstruction may consist of any attempt to hinder the discovery,   
   apprehension, conviction or punishment of anyone who has   
   committed a crime.   
      
   The acts by which justice is obstructed may include bribery,   
   murder, intimidation, and the use of physical force against   
   witnesses, law enforcement officers or court officials.   
      
   The crime or act of willfully interfering with the process of   
   justice and law especially by influencing, threatening, harming,   
   or impeding a witness, potential witness, juror, or judicial or   
   legal officer or by furnishing false information in or otherwise   
   impeding an investigation or legal process.   
      
   Federal law on obstructing justice: a summary. Obstruction of   
   justice is a felony under federal law. While obstruction of   
   justice is often charged as a state law offense, the matter   
   becomes a federal charge where it involves a federal court   
   proceeding or the federal government.   
                            
      
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