expert witness

noun

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

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Hira has served as an expert witness in litigation involving Cognizant and has disclosed that he was compensated for his work. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 Sep. 2025 Shane typed up a letter to Steve Zeidman, a professor at CUNY’s School of Law, asking for suggestions for an expert witness. John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for expert witness

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expert witness

see witness

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