单词 | to call in evidence |
释义 | > as lemmasto call in evidence P3. to call in evidence: to call as a witness. Also in figurative contexts. ΚΠ 1656 G. Bishop Cry of Blood 18 The Magistrates called the Clark, in evidence against him. 1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont Curiosities in Husbandry & Gardening 343 To be call'd in Evidence concerning a Curiosity, that employ'd all the Great Men of his time. 1816 Parl. Hist. Eng. XXVIII. 485 Though the managers who had expressly summoned him, were predetermined that he should not be called in evidence, the counsel for the defendant would. 1869 Manch. Guardian 7 Jan. 3/3 He quotes the mulatto half-breed against the crossing theory, and calls in evidence Mr. Crawford on ‘The mixture of races’. 1913 Times of India 9 Oct. 5/3 The accused wanted to call in evidence the Chairman of the Standing Committee and the Commissioner. 1965 Irish Times 30 Jan. 8/7 I think it is not quite fair to call him in evidence against Trollope..or to compare those two books at all. 2009 R. A. M. van Schijndel Confidentiality & Victim-offender Mediation ii. iv. 56 People who are called in evidence generally have a legal duty to testify. < as lemmas |
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