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pass the witness

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A quick definition of pass the witness:

Pass the witness: When people are in a courtroom, they ask questions to find out what happened. When one person finishes asking questions, they say "pass the witness" to let the other person start asking questions. It's like passing a ball in a game.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Pass the witness is a phrase used in a courtroom by a lawyer to indicate the end of their questioning and the beginning of the other side's questioning. It is also known as "take the witness" or "your witness".

  • Lawyer 1: "Your honor, I have no further questions for this witness."
  • Judge: "Very well. Lawyer 2, you may now pass the witness."
  • Lawyer 2: "Thank you, your honor. Witness, can you please describe what you saw on the night of the incident?"

In this example, Lawyer 1 has finished questioning the witness and passes the witness to Lawyer 2, who then begins their questioning.

  • Lawyer 1: "Your honor, I have no further questions for this witness."
  • Judge: "Very well. Does the defense have any questions for this witness?"
  • Lawyer 2: "Yes, your honor. Witness, can you please describe your relationship with the defendant?"

In this example, instead of using the phrase "pass the witness", the judge prompts the other side to begin their questioning by asking if they have any questions for the witness.

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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] 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
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
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@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
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Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
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