دیکشنری فارسی

hostile witness

ریشه و کاربرد

ریشه

Derived from the adjective 'hostile' and the noun 'witness'. 'Hostile' comes from Latin 'hostilis', and 'witness' from Old English 'witnes'.

مثال

  • The lawyer was surprised when his own client turned into a hostile witness.
  • The prosecution's case was weakened by the testimony of a hostile witness.
  • She was declared a hostile witness when she started contradicting her previous statements.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Declare a hostile witness Cross-examine a hostile witness Hostile witness testimony

تعریف انگلیسی

noun
  1. a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party “a hostile witness can be asked leading questions and cross-examined”

همین دیکشنری روی گوشی

همهٔ ۲۹۱٬۲۱۲ واژه، بدون نیاز به اینترنت.

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