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Meaning of "hostile witness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOSTILE WITNESS

hostile witness


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOSTILE WITNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hostile witness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOSTILE WITNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hostile witness

A hostile witness, otherwise 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.

Definition of hostile witness in the English dictionary

The definition of hostile witness in the dictionary is a witness who gives evidence against the party calling him.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE HOSTILE WITNESS

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Synonyms and antonyms of hostile witness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hostile witness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOSTILE WITNESS

Find out the translation of hostile witness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hostile witness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hostile witness» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

敌意证人
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

testigo hostil
570 millions of speakers
en

English

hostile witness
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

शत्रुतापूर्ण गवाह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشاهد العدائي
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

враждебно свидетель
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

testemunha hostil
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিক্রিয়াশীল সাক্ষী
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

témoin hostile
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Saksi bermusuhan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

feindlichen Zeugen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

敵対的証人
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

적대적 증인
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Saksi ala
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhân chứng thù địch
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

விரோத சாட்சி
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

विरोधी साक्षीदार
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Düşman tanık
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

testimone ostile
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

wrogim świadkiem
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

вороже свідок
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

martor ostil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εχθρικούς μάρτυρες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vyandige getuie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fientligt vittne
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fiendtlig vitne
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hostile witness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOSTILE WITNESS»

Discover the use of hostile witness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hostile witness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hostile Witness
The "USA Today" bestselling author of "Keeping Counsel" returns with a gripping thriller about a brilliant lawyer torn among her client, a powerful family's hidden legacy, and the truth. Original.
Rebecca Forster, 2012
2
Hostile Witness
Then good fortune comes knocking at his door in the guise of William Prescott III, a blue-blood attorney from one of the city's most prestigious firms.
William Lashner, 2009
3
Jurisprudence of the International Criminal Courts and the ...
... a party calling a witness may not discredit that witness. However, in the case of an adverse or hostile witness, the prohibition against discrediting is relaxed.336 Given the Chamber's permission, the party may to treat that witness as a hostile ...
Vladimir Tochilovsky, 2008
4
Fact Investigation: A Practical Guide to Interviewing, ...
If he refuses, at least there is another person who can testify at a later time to the witness's statements during the interview should the witness's version of the facts change in some detrimental way. 5.5 Interviewing the Hostile Witness 5.5.1 ...
Paul J. Zwier, Anthony J. Bocchino, 2000
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Modern Trial Advocacy: Analysis and Practice
B. Hostile Witnesses A hostile witness is one who, while not technically adverse, displays actual hostility to the direct examiner or her client. The necessary characteristic may be manifested either through expressed antagonism or evident ...
Steven Lubet, 2004
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Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
What is the difference between hostile witness and perjury ? 8. Define evidence. Name the various types of medical documentary evidences. What is the role of a physician while recording dying declaration ? 9. What is evidence ? What type of  ...
R.N.Karmakar
7
Arbitration Advocacy
Finally, and most perilously, an adverse or hostile witness might be called solely for the purpose of making a bad impression on the arbitrator. Needless to say, this tactic has a strong potential to backfire. It is within the arbitrator's discretion to  ...
John W. Cooley, Steven Lubet, 2003
8
Law office and court procedure
Leading Questions Allowable with a Hostile Witness. — Leading questions are always allowable in the direct examination of a hostile witness. But it should appear that the witness is really hostile, otherwise objection to such questions will be ...
Gleason Leonard Archer, 1910
9
Commercial Arbitration in the Australian Construction Industry
5.03 The Hostile Witness Sholl J states that a witness is hostile when, "unwilling, if called by a party who cannot ask him leading questions, to tell the truth and the whole truth in answer to non-leading questions - to tell the truth for the ...
Ronald Fitch, 1989
10
Art Of Advocacy As Practised In India
Ajaib Singh. A. HOSTILE WITNESS A hostile witness is one who from the manner in which he gives his evidence shows that he is not desirous of telling truth.97 The matter as to whether permission should or should not be given is eminently ...
Ajaib Singh, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOSTILE WITNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hostile witness is used in the context of the following news items.
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After 5 Years, Alleged Murderer Devin Sankey Is Free - 7 News Belize
But, she had to be treated as a hostile witness after she took the witness stand and said that she could not recognise the person she saw with a ... «Channel 7 Daily News, Jul 15»
2
[Bodymind] Where's the impartiality, Senator Osmeña?
By the way, your attempts at humor, saying, “The Committee will take Mr Bautista's presence as a hostile witness” (page 54) or even “Please ... «Rappler, Jul 15»
3
Vismay goes back in jail, gets five-year imprisonment | Ahmedabad …
TROUBLE FOR HOSTILE WITNESS The court examined and cross examined 33 witnesses in this case in which four had turned hostile -- Lalit ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
4
Man Gets Off Double Murder
He was deemed a hostile witness when he denied that he gave the police a statement in which he identified Smith as the shooter. When the ... «Channel 7 Daily News, Jul 15»
5
Vismay Shah sent to jail, lawyer says this was his third accident, next …
When asked about hostile witness Lalit Gupta, Ghanshyambhai's lawyer Rajubhai Shukla said, “Lalit Gupta is poor person who lives in rented ... «DeshGujarat, Jul 15»
6
by: Natasha Robinson, Paige Taylor
... into a fiasco when Vasiljkovic turned hostile witness; the affair fuelling already-existing professional enmity between Groome and his superior ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
7
Context key when discussing religion
... the heat of the courtroom and under the “heat” of the Clarence Darrow character's hostile witness examination over interpretation of the Bible. «The Eagle, Jul 15»
8
Conan's Batman V Superman Trailer Is Hysterical
... prompting Batman to call him a hostile witness (evidently these two haven't resolved their differences). In the end, it appears like the law is on ... «Cinema Blend, Jul 15»
9
How not to be a hot mess in the hot seat
Crushing impeachment of a hostile witness. It's what every trial lawyer dreams about. And when that trial lawyer finally gets the witness on the ... «InsideCounsel, Jul 15»
10
As Witnesses Turn Hostile In More Terrorism Cases, Is The Sangh …
One such hostile witness is Randhir Singh, who defected to the BJP from Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) in February this year and was ... «Youth Ki Awaaz, Jul 15»
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