expert witness

noun

: a witness in a court of law who is an expert on a particular subject

Examples of expert witness in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Both sides plan to bring at least one medical professional to weigh in as an expert witness. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2024 Professor Rubin, an expert witness in the case, said its impact on state politics could be profound. Susan Davis, NPR, 4 June 2024 Grandjean, who served as an expert witness in the Minnesota AG’s case, has studied many environmental contaminants, including mercury. Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 20 May 2024 An expert witness said that available data showed ICE’s knock and talk methods accounted for at least 8% of arrests in 2022. Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024 The conversation, which took place on the morning of Sept. 6, 2016, was played Thursday as part of the testimony by expert witness Douglas Daus, who handles the processing of electronic devices for the Manhattan district attorney's office. Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 3 May 2024 That restriction likewise applied to Alexander Stewart, a music professor at the University of Vermont, who testified as an expert witness for the plaintiffs. Ben Sisario, New York Times, 2 May 2024 At the end of Scopes trial, in one of the more dramatic scenes in courtroom history, Darrow maneuvered Bryan himself onto the stand as an expert witness on the Bible. Lisa Grunwald, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024 The report was prepared by Lawrence Hunter who says he was hired as an expert witness Glenda Smith, who is a lawyer. The Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2024

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Legal Definition

expert witness

see witness

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