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material witness
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  material witness - a witness whose testimony is both relevant to the matter at issue and required in order to resolve the matterwitness - (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law |
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material witnessn. a person who apparently has information about the subject matter of a lawsuit or criminal prosecution which is significant enough to affect the outcome of the case or trial. Thus, the court must make every reasonable effort to allow such a witness to testify, including a continuance (delay in a trial) to accommodate him/her if late or temporarily unavailable. (See: material, witness, trial) material witness
Words related to material witnessnoun a witness whose testimony is both relevant to the matter at issue and required in order to resolve the matterRelated Words |