to question a witness

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• 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

• Question — Ques tion, v. t. 1. To inquire of by asking questions; to examine by interrogatories; as, to question a witness. [1913 Webster] 2. To doubt of; to be uncertain of; to query. [1913 Webster] And most we question what we most desire. Prior. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• witness — I n. testimony 1) to bear witness to 2) false witness (to hear false witness) one who testifies 3) to produce a witness (the district attorney finally produced a credible witness) 4) to cross examine; examine, interrogate, question; interview a… …   Combinatory 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

• question — ques·tion n 1: a particular query directed to a witness compare interrogatory hy·po·thet·i·cal question /ˌhī pə the ti kəl/: a question directed to an expert witness (as a physician) that is based on the existence of facts offered in evidence and …   Law dictionary

• witness — wit·ness 1 n [Old English witnes knowledge, testimony, witness, from wit mind, sense, knowledge] 1 a: attestation of a fact or event in witness whereof the parties have executed this release b: evidence (as of the authenticity of a conveyance by… …   Law dictionary

• Witness — • One who is present, bears testimony, furnishes evidence or proof Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Witness     Witness     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• witness — [wit′nis] n. [ME witnesse < OE (ge)witnes, witness, knowledge, testimony < witan, to know: see WISE1 & NESS] 1. an attesting of a fact, statement, etc.; evidence; testimony 2. a person who saw, or can give a firsthand account of, something… …   English World dictionary

• question the veracity of — verb be doubtful, be dubious, be skeptical, be suspicious, be uncertain, challenge, disbelieve, discredit, dispute, distrust, doubt, doubt the truth of, entertain doubts, find hard to believe, give no credence to, greet with skepticism, harbor… …   Law dictionary

• question, leading — n. A question posed to a witness that is phrased so as to suggest or elicit a particular answer desired by the attorney conducting the examination. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …   Law dictionary

• Witness — For other uses, see Witness (disambiguation). Evidence …   Wikipedia