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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

• 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

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

• credible witness — n. A trustworthy witness whose testimony is believable. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. credible witness A witness whose testimony is …   Law dictionary

• Reliable — Re*li a*ble (r? l? ? b l), a. Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or reliance; trustworthy. A reliable witness to the truth of the miracles. A. Norton. [1913 Webster] The best means, and most reliable pledge, of a higher object …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Reliableness — Reliable Re*li a*ble (r? l? ? b l), a. Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or reliance; trustworthy. A reliable witness to the truth of the miracles. A. Norton. [1913 Webster] The best means, and most reliable pledge, of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Reliably — Reliable Re*li a*ble (r? l? ? b l), a. Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or reliance; trustworthy. A reliable witness to the truth of the miracles. A. Norton. [1913 Webster] The best means, and most reliable pledge, of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• credible — credibility, credibleness, n. credibly, adv. /kred euh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable of being believed; believable: a credible statement. 2. worthy of belief or confidence; trustworthy: a credible witness. [1350 1400; ME ( < MF) < L credibilis, equiv.… …   Universalium

• reliable — 1. adjective /rɪˈlaɪəbəl/ a) Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence or reliance; trustworthy A reliable witness to the truth of the miracles. . b) Such that either a sent packet will reach its destination, even if it requires… …   Wiktionary

• Hadith terminology — (Arabic: muṣṭalaḥ al ḥadīth; مُصْطَلَحُ الحَدِيْث) is the body of terminology which specify the acceptability of the narrations, hadith, attributed to the Islamic Prophet, Muhammad, as well as other early figures of religious significance.… …   Wikipedia

• biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium