taking testimony

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• narrative form in taking testimony — A method of receiving the testimony of a witness, the witness being asked to state the facts and then permitted to state them more or less in full in one long statement. Pumphrey v State, 84 Neb 636, 122 NW 19 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• taking the Fifth — A popular phrase that refers to a witness s refusal to testify on the ground that the testimony might incriminate the witness in a crime. The principle is based on the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which provides that No person . . .… …   Law dictionary

• Testimony of Integrity — The Testimony of Integrity, or Truth Testimony, is the Quaker (also known as Friends) belief that one should live a life that is true to God, true to oneself, and true to others. Integrity is commonly associated with honesty and fair dealings,… …   Wikipedia

• Testimony — Testify redirects here. For other uses, see Testify (disambiguation) and Testimony (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• Testimony of Simplicity — The Testimony of Simplicity is the Quaker belief that a person ought to live his or her life simply in order to focus on what is most important and ignore or play down what is least important. It is the practice among Quakers (members of the… …   Wikipedia

• Nayirah (testimony) — refers to the controversial testimony given before the non governmental Congressional Human Rights Caucus on October 10, 1990, by a female who provided only her first name, Nayirah. In her emotional testimony, Nayirah stated that she had… …   Wikipedia

• bill to perpetuate testimony — A bill in equity. Whenever there is reasonable cause to apprehend future litigation in regard to a particular subject or matter and the person threatened with or exposed to suit is himself unable to bring the issue to an immediate judicial… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• perpetuation of testimony — Preserving testimony for possible use in future litigation by taking the deposition of the witness, thus guarding against the possible loss of his testimony by death or incompetency. 23 Am J2d Dep § 8 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• WITNESS — (Heb. עֵד, one that has personal knowledge of an event or a fact. The evidence of at least two witnesses was required for convicting the accused (Num. 35:30; Deut. 17:6; 19:15; cf. I Kings 21:10, 13). Commercial transactions of importance took… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• CIA leak scandal criminal investigation — The CIA leak scandal is a dispute stemming from allegations that one or more White House officials revealed Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agent Valerie Plame Wilson’s under cover status. An investigation is underway concerning the possibility …   Wikipedia

• master — mas·ter 1 n 1: an individual or entity (as a corporation) having control or authority over another: as a: the owner of a slave b: employer compare servant c …   Law dictionary