character witness
noun
: a person who gives evidence in a legal action concerning the reputation, conduct, and moral nature of a party
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Hinshaw, who was called to testify as a character witness, described Routh to ABC News as a spirited and reliable friend whose personal convictions might have led him into trouble.
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
The government questioned 38 witnesses over seven days, while Routh called just three witnesses in three hours, a firearms expert and two character witnesses.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
The 2018 trial led to a fractious battle between the Chuschagasta and Amín’s colleagues, with character witnesses brought in to suggest the entrepreneurs had no intention of taking lives.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Fedorenko’s case, which was cited several times in the Jean-Baptiste ruling by the appeals court, featured dramatic testimony by a half-dozen Jewish survivors of Treblinka who were living in Israel, by Fedorenko himself and by character witnesses.
—Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
The government questioned 38 witnesses over seven days, while Routh called just three witnesses in three hours, a firearms expert and two character witnesses.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
The 2018 trial led to a fractious battle between the Chuschagasta and Amín’s colleagues, with character witnesses brought in to suggest the entrepreneurs had no intention of taking lives.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Fedorenko’s case, which was cited several times in the Jean-Baptiste ruling by the appeals court, featured dramatic testimony by a half-dozen Jewish survivors of Treblinka who were living in Israel, by Fedorenko himself and by character witnesses.
—Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
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“Character witness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/character%20witness. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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