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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
a hostile witness can be asked leading questions and cross-examined
How To Use hostile witness In A Sentence
- But you can't ask questions the way a prosecutor cross-examines a hostile witness.
- a hostile witness can be asked leading questions and cross-examined
- He would then step down as counsel and become the hostile witness for the defence.
- Contrast that with a conversation where an investigator is trying to grill a hostile witness for information. Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » 2009 » August
- Congressman Artur Davis of Alabama demanded. When Falcon tried to answer, Davis acted like a prosecutor grilling a hostile witness.
- The only evidence inculpating him in the offence was that of a 17-year-old person who was declared a hostile witness at trial in order to extract the evidence inculpating him.
- There is also a fragment of a letter by Priscillian which is quoted by Orosius, a decidedly hostile witness.
- He would then step down as counsel and become the hostile witness for the defence.
