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Noun Concept
Categories: Evidence law, Legal term stubs, Eyewitness
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adverse witness  hostile witness  Adversarial witness  unfavorable witness
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A witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party WordNet 3.0
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A witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A hostile witness, also known as an adverse witness or an unfavorable witness, is a witness at trial whose testimony on direct examination is either openly antagonistic or appears to be contrary to the legal position of the party who called the witness. Wikipedia
A hostile witness. Wiktionary
A witness who intentionally gives unfavorable evidence against the party that called him or her as its witness. Wiktionary
Person called to testify by a party to whom that witness is opposed. Wiktionary (translation)
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A hostile witness can be asked leading questions and cross-examined WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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witness
legal concept
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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adverse witness, hostile witness
Wikipedia
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hostile witness
Wikidata
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hostile witness
Wiktionary
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adverse witness, hostile witness
Wikipedia Redirections
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Adversarial witness, adverse witness, unfavorable witness
Wikidata Alias
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adverse witness, unfavorable witness

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