Bad character

bad character — I noun bad name, bad reputation, bad repute, baseness, discredit, discreditableness, disesteem, disfavor, disgrace, dishonor, dishonorableness, disreputability, disrepute, ignobility, ignominy, ill favor, ill repute, infamy, lowness,… …   Law dictionary

bad character — Synonyms and related words: bad name, bad odor, bad report, bad reputation, bad repute, disapprobation, discredit, disesteem, disfavor, dishonor, evil repute, ill fame, ill repute, ill favor, poor reputation, public dishonor, shady reputation,… …   Moby Thesaurus

bad character — Absence of moral virtue; the predominance of evil habits in a person. In law of evidence, such character may be shown to affect credibility of witness by introduction of record of convictions for crimes or by reputation. Fed.Evid.R. 608, 609 …   Black's law dictionary

bad character — Absence of moral virtue; the predominance of evil habits in a person. In law of evidence, such character may be shown to affect credibility of witness by introduction of record of convictions for crimes or by reputation. Fed.Evid.R. 608, 609 …   Black's law dictionary

bad character — poor disposition; mean nature …   English contemporary dictionary

Bad character evidence — The Criminal Justice Act 2003 of the United Kingdom made fundamental changes to the admissibility of evidence relating to character in respect to defendants and others. The Act is far reaching, particularly… …   Wikipedia

of bad character — index disreputable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

Character — Char ac*ter, n. [L., an instrument for marking, character, Gr. ?, fr. ? to make sharp, to cut into furrows, to engrave: cf. F. caract[ e]re.] [1913 Webster] 1. A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol. [1913 Webster] It were much to be… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

character evidence — see evidence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. character evidence …   Law dictionary

bad repute — I noun abasement, abjection, abjectness, abomination, allegation, amoralism, amorality, animadversion, antagonism, aspersion, attaint, bad character, bad influence, bad name, betrayal, calumniation, calumny, castigation, censoriousness, censure,… …   Law dictionary

bad — adj: not valid: void bad notice; esp: not covered by sufficient funds a bad check Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary