expert witness

noun

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The defense worked to bolster Ball’s observations with the testimony of Kenneth Zercie, an expert witness in crime scene examination. —

Dakin Andone, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023 The defense on Tuesday also called its first expert witness, Mike Sutton, a forensics engineer, who introduced a theory that Murdaugh was too tall to be the shooter. —

Uwa Ede-osifo, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2023 Jason Ambers, a securities lawyer working for the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation, had agreed to testify for the former chief executive, Robert Jesenik, as an expert witness. —

oregonlive, 17 Feb. 2023

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