Examples of 'hostile witness' in a sentence
Meaning of "hostile witness"
A hostile witness refers to a witness in a legal proceeding who demonstrates a strong bias or displays unwillingness to cooperate with the party calling them. This typically happens when the witness's testimony goes against the interests of the party who called them. Hostile witnesses often require a more aggressive approach during cross-examination by the opposing party's attorney
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- A witness who intentionally gives unfavorable evidence against the party that called him or her as its witness.
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You are going to be a very hostile witness in this case.
She is going to be uncooperative . I will have to treat her as a hostile witness.
This man is a hostile witness.
And due to the circumstances, I will be treating her as a hostile witness.
I have a hostile witness on my hands.
I would like him declared a hostile witness.
The hostile witness.
And doing a demonstration with a hostile witness is dangerous.
Since this statement is potentially damaging to my client, I must treat you as a hostile witness.
You can be a hostile witness.
I understand why you have had me designated as a hostile witness.
Call her a hostile witness.
You get the prosecution to call kiki parker As a hostile witness.
I mean as in hostile witness.
Questioning Red Raymond himself on the stand As a hostile witness.
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I will not be treated as a hostile witness by my own flesh and blood.
Request permission to treat her as a hostile witness.
I enjoy a hostile witness.
I call to the stand Cmdr Bruce Maddox as a hostile witness.
As a hostile witness.
Might have to declare him a hostile witness.
I will call him as a hostile witness and see what we can get out of him.
Better to have a guest than a hostile witness.
You have got a hostile witness there, Weaver.
I will have to treat her as a hostile witness.
Your Honor, I have a hostile witness who is clearly trying to manipulate the court.
Things got rough with a hostile witness.
I am like a hostile witness now, or what 's the deal?
We treat him like a hostile witness.
I am like a hostile witness now, or what 's the deal? Oh, yeah.
We can treat him as a hostile witness.
However surprising from a mere avatar . No sense being the classic hostile witness.
Call him as a hostile witness.
I was never called by the prosecution ; after all, I would have been a hostile witness.
I declare you a hostile witness.
Annalise Keating . And due to the circumstances, I will be treating her as a hostile witness.
He will be a hostile witness.
Tomorrow my lawyer 's bringing Kate on the stand as a hostile witness.
I would be a hostile witness.
Certainly, after this, I should look upon her as a potentially hostile witness.
I suggest that you subpoena him as a hostile witness before he disappears again.
Mr. Appleton came here to cooperate fully with you . Yet he 's treated as a hostile witness.
Clearly he is a hostile witness.
Some Barbados judges dismissed such cases ; most, however, proceeded, considering the mother as a hostile witness.
Barnet would be a hostile witness.
I call to the stand Commander Bruce Maddox as a hostile witness.
Then I will have to call her as a hostile witness and compel her testimony.
It was on the defendant's witness list, Your Honor. We're calling him as a hostile witness.
We call her, have her declared a hostile witness and pump her on the coke.
The defendant 's sister is being called as a hostile witness.
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