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hostile witness

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A quick definition of hostile witness:

A hostile witness is someone who is called to testify in court but ends up giving answers that are not helpful to the party who called them. This can happen when the witness has a bias or is against the party who called them. The examiner may ask leading questions to try to get more useful information from the witness. Another name for a hostile witness is an adverse witness.

A more thorough explanation:

A hostile witness is someone who is called to testify in a court case but ends up giving answers that are not helpful to the side that called them. This can happen when the witness has a bias against the side that called them or when they are afraid to tell the truth. The examiner may ask leading questions to try to get the witness to say what they need to hear.

In a criminal trial, the prosecution calls a witness who saw the defendant at the scene of the crime. However, when the witness takes the stand, they refuse to answer questions or give vague and unhelpful answers. The prosecution may declare the witness to be hostile and ask leading questions to try to get them to say what they saw.

Another example could be a witness who has a personal grudge against the party that called them. They may intentionally give false or misleading testimony to hurt that party's case.

These examples illustrate how a hostile witness can be a challenge for the side that called them, as they may not get the information they need to prove their case.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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