expert witness

noun

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

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Prosecutors objected far less to the testimony of firearms expert Michael McClay, who, despite being Routh's expert witness, rarely answered in the way Routh appeared to expect. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025 Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, a Republican who signed the letter to Bondi, then served as an expert witness at Cruz's hearing about China. Michael Copley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025 The hearing had been scheduled for July, but late changes to the report of the defense’s forensic expert witness prompted a delay. Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025 As both an expert witness and court-appointed neutral in state and Federal courts across the country, Yeanoplos has assisted triers of fact in understanding a variety of complex valuation, financial analysis and damages issues. Bysteel Rose, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for expert witness

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expert witness

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