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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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.
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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
The defense lawyers agreed not to use pro-Runcie character witnesses in the case.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
Attorneys for Bean and Smith called character witnesses who testified that the men were good men and officers who did their job the right way.
—Adrian Sainz, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
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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
The defense lawyers agreed not to use pro-Runcie character witnesses in the case.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
Attorneys for Bean and Smith called character witnesses who testified that the men were good men and officers who did their job the right way.
—Adrian Sainz, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
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“Character witness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/character%20witness. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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