单词 | material witness |
释义 | > as lemmasmaterial witness material witness n. U.S. Law a witness whose evidence is likely to be sufficiently important to influence the outcome of a trial. ΚΠ 1751 E. Purefoy Let. 19 Feb. in Purefoy Lett. (1931) I. i. 16 Hee may be a materiall witnesse for us about his wive's settlement here. 1799 Hull Advertiser 14 Sept. 3/3 He has been twice examined, but a material witness was wanting. 1859 T. J. Henderson Official Rep. Trial Albert Jackson 334 Refusing to postpone the trial, although an affidavit was regularly filed, stating the absence of material witnesses. 1975 O. Sela Bengali Inheritance ix. 79 I can hold this taxi driver of yours as long as I like. Material witness in a murder case. < as lemmas |
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