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Implausible

Not plausible not wearing the appearance of truth or credibility and not likely to be believed

Cojuror

One who swears to anothers credibility

Believable

Capable of being believed credible

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rehabilitate

rehabilitate -tat·ed -tat·ing 1 : to restore to a former capacity ;specif : to restore credibility to (a witness or testimony) [the State simply brought out all of the prior statements to qualify or explain the...

prior inconsistent statement

prior inconsistent statement : a witness's statement made out of court prior to testifying that is inconsistent with the witness's testimony and that may be offered to impeach the witness's credibility compare prior consistent statement NOTE:...

preponderate

preponderate -at·ed -at·ing : to have greater credibility or convincing weight : have an outweighing effect [the evidence either was evenly balanced or preponderated in favor of the state "Weston v. State, 682 P.2d 1119 (1984)"]...

independent counsel

or directors of a presidential reelection campaign after a preliminary investigation by the Attorney General finds specific and credible evidence that a crime may have been committed NOTE: The use of an independent counsel was codified in

find

[found a buyer for the property] 2 : to make a judicial determination regarding [found the testimony not credible] [found the defendant guilty] compare decide, hold vi : to make a judicial determination [the jury found in

demeanor

demeanor : outward manner : way of conducting oneself NOTE: A jury may consider a witness's demeanor on the stand in determining the witness's credibility.

Wills

Statute of Frauds, 1677, by s. 5 required wills of land to be in writing signed by three credible witnesses, and ss. 19-24 required nuncupative wills, where the estate be-queathed should exceed 30l., to be proved by

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