expert witness

noun

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

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An expert witness said the injuries matched her testimony in court. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025 The first request, in early June, followed the second day of questioning of a defense expert witness about whether there was evidence of dog DNA on O'Keefe's sweatshirt — which had not been presented to the jury until that point. Rachel Treisman, NPR, 18 June 2025 The cross examination was short and to the point with this expert witness — a change of pace from tense cross with the digital forensic witness Shanon Burgess the previous two days. Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025 The first motion came after prosecutors questioned a defense expert witness about whether there was evidence of dog DNA on O'Keefe's sweater from the night of the murder. Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for expert witness

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expert witness

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