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 Still, the defense scored a point in their favor by noting that their expert witness, who argued the search occurred at 2:27, arrived at his conclusion by using a method developed by one of the prosecution’s witnesses. Aja Romano, Vox, 3 July 2024 If the prosecution puts an expert witness on the stand, the defense should do the same. Zoe Adams and Asher Levinthal, STAT, 21 June 2024 In their regulatory filings, the gas companies focus in part on the selection of an expert witness who was hired by both EOE and PURA. Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2024 The evidence — per the Inquirer — centers around an expert witness who prepared a report for prosecutors. Danny Freeman, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for expert witness 

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Legal Definition

expert witness

see witness

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