inconsistent statements

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• prior inconsistent statements — Communications made by a witness before the time he or she takes the stand to testify in an action that contradict subsequent testimony given on the same exact facts. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. prior inconsistent… …   Law dictionary

• inconsistent — I adjective at variance, capricious, changeable, conflicting, contradictory, contrarius, contrary, different, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, dissonant, divergent, erratic, fickle, fitful, flighty, illogical, incompatible, incongruous,… …   Law dictionary

• inconsistent — adjective Date: 1620 lacking consistency: as a. not compatible with another fact or claim < inconsistent statements > b. containing incompatible elements < an inconsistent argument > c. incoherent or illogical in thought or actions ; changeable d …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• inconsistent statement — See prior inconsistent statements …   Black's law dictionary

• inconsistent statement — See prior inconsistent statements …   Black's law dictionary

• inconsistent — [[t]ɪ̱nkənsɪ̱stənt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as inconsistent, you are criticizing them for not behaving in the same way every time a similar situation occurs. You are inconsistent and unpredictable. ...the… …   English dictionary

• inconsistent — adjective 1 ideas or statements that are inconsistent cannot be accepted or believed together because they each state the facts differently: The accounts of the witnesses are inconsistent. (+ with): What the Government says now is inconsistent… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• inconsistent — in|con|sis|tent [ˌınkənˈsıstənt] adj 1.) two statements that are inconsistent cannot both be true = ↑contradictory ≠ ↑consistent ▪ The accounts of the witnesses are inconsistent. inconsistent with ▪ His results are inconsistent with the data we… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• inconsistent — inconsistently, adv. /in keuhn sis teuhnt/, adj. 1. lacking in harmony between the different parts or elements; self contradictory: an inconsistent story. 2. lacking agreement, as one thing with another or two or more things in relation to each… …   Universalium

• R. v. B.(K.G.) — SCCInfoBox case name=R. v. B.(K.G.) full case name=Her Majesty The Queen v. K.G.B. heard date=October 8, 1992 decided date=February 25, 1993 citations= [1993] 1 S.C.R. 740 docket=22351 ruling= The appeal allowed and a new trial ordered. ratio=… …   Wikipedia

• Witness impeachment — Witness impeachment, in the law of evidence, is the process of calling into question the credibility of an individual who is testifying in a trial. There are a number of ways that a witness may properly be impeached, and several ways that,… …   Wikipedia