hostile witness
hostile witness · hostile witnesses
A witness who intentionally gives unfavorable evidence against the party that called…A witness who intentionally gives unfavorable evidence against the party that called him or her as its witness.
Meaning
1 sensesA witness who intentionally gives unfavorable evidence against the party that called him or her as its witness.
a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: hostile witnesses| Singular | hostile witness |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsadverse witnessturncoat witnessunfavourable witness
Close in meaning
- a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party:adverse witness