I understand what the intention of not being explicit is.
Insulated, yes.
Problem is that when it comes to insulation that plausible deniability can, and DOES get pierced.
"mob boss to hitman: it would be a shame if something happened to that witness".
When the underlying subtext is clear enough to be made, courts can, and do assume the unspoken implication for the "meeting of the minds".
When the president of the united states says "it would be nice if the investigation into this nice guy were to be over" to the FBI director, only an idiot would think that wasn't coercion.