Similar words: eyewitness, eye-witness, witness, hostile, witness box, witnessing, bear witness, witness stand. Meaning: n. a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party.
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1 She is ruled a hostile witness by the judge.
2 She was ruled a hostile witness by the judge.
3 A hostile witness can be asked leading questions and cross - examined.
4 Hostile witness , a witness called by a party, whose evidence goes unexpectedly against that party and who can then be cross - examined by his own side as if he were given evidence for the other side.
5 Because as Gates eventually realized, being a hostile witness won't do much more than draw out legal proceedings -- and not necessarily in his favor.
6 There is also a fragment of a letter by Priscillian which is quoted by Orosius, a decidedly hostile witness.
7 But you can't ask questions the way a prosecutor cross-examines a hostile witness.
8 Congressman Artur Davis of Alabama demanded. When Falcon tried to answer, Davis acted like a prosecutor grilling a hostile witness.
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