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witness
witness [Old English witnes knowledge, testimony, witness, from wit mind, sense, knowledge] 1 a : attestation of a fact or event [in whereof the parties have executed this release] b : evidence (as of the authenticity of a conveyance by deed) furnished by signature, oath, or seal 2 : one who gives evidence regarding matters of fact under inquiry ;specif : one who testifies or is legally qualified to testify in a case or to give evidence before a judicial tribunal or similar inquiry [a before a congressional committee] [no person…shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a against himself "U.S. Constitution amend. V"] compare affiant, deponent adverse witness : a witness who is called by or associated with an opposing party or who by statement, conduct, or other evidence (as of relationship) shows bias against or is injurious to the case of the party by whom the witness is called [sought to have his witness declared an adverse witness subject to impeachment] called als...
Witness
Witness, is a person who testifies in a court, Webster Random House Dictionary, p. 1680.Witness, one who gives evidence in a cause.1. One who sees, knows, or vouches for something2. One who gives testimony, under oath or affirmation, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1596.A witness must attend in court according to the requirement of his subp'na. If he has not been paid his lawful expenses, he may refuse to be sworn; but if he be once sworn, he must give his evidence. See OATH and AFFIRMATION.In civil cases, as a rule, husband and wife are competent and compellable witnesses against each other [Evidence Amendment Act, 1853 (16 & 17 Vict. c. 83), s. 1], but husbands and wives are not compellable to disclose communications between each other (s. 3 ibid.). As to criminal cases, see Criminal Evidence Act, 1898, as amended, and that title.A witness is not obliged to answer any question which tends to criminate him.On the application of either party, all the witnesses on both sides are or...
Half wit
A foolish person a dolt a blockhead a dunce...
Half witted
Weak in intellect silly...
Luddite
One of a number of riotous persons in England who for six years 1811 17 tried to prevent the use of labor saving machinery by breaking it burning factories etc so called from Ned Lud a half witted man who some years previously had broken stocking frames...
Interested witness
Interested witness, a close relative who is a natural witness cannot be regarded as an interested witness. The term 'interested' postulates that the witness must have some direct interest in having the accused somehow or the other convicted for some animus or for some other reason, Kartik Malhar v. State of Bihar, (1996) 1 SCC 614 (620).A witness is not excluded from giving evidence by reason of his interest in the matter in question, 6 & 7 Vict. c. 85, s. 1.Means a close relative who is a very natural witness cannot be termed as an interested witness. The term interested postulates that the person concerned must have some direct interest in seeing the accused being convicted somehow or the other either because of animosity or some other reasons, State of Andhra Pradesh v. S. Rayappa, (2006) 4 SCC 512: (2006) 2 JT 392: (2006) 2 SCALE 321: (2006) 2 SLT 230: (2006) 3 SCJ 668: (2006) 4 SC JD 470: (2006) 3 SRJ 499: 2006 Cr LJ 1616: (2006) 2 SCC (Cri) 353: (2006) 1 Crimes 219 (SC): (2006) 1...
Half life
the time it takes for one half of a substance decaying in a first order reaction to be destroyed For radioactive substances it is the time required for one half of the initial amount of the radioactive isotope to decay The half lifeis a measure of the rate of the reaction being observed For processes that are true first order processes such as radioactive decay the half life is independent of the quantity of material present and it is thus a constant The time it takes for one half the remaining quantity of a radioactive isotope to decay will be the same regardless of how far the decay process has advanced Some chemical reactions are also first order and may be characterized as having a half life However for chemical reactions the half life will depend upon temperature and in some cases other environmental conditions whereas for radioactive isotopes the rate of decay is largely independent of the environment...
Material witness
Material witness, the test whether a witness is material for the present purpose is not whether he would have given evidence in support of the defence. The test is whether he is a witness 'essential to the unfolding of the narrative on which the pros. is based.' Whether a witness is so essential or not would depend on whether he could speak to any part of the prosecution case or whether the evidence led disclosed that he was so situated that he would have been able to give evidence of the facts on which the prosecution relied. (AIR 1936 PC 289 relied), Narain v. State of Punjab, AIR 1959 SC 484 (487): 1959 Supp (1) SCR 724. [Criminal PC (5 of 1898), s. 208] The Court has power to summon material witness, or examine person present if his evidence appears to be essential for the just decision of the case (CrPC, s. 311)....
Related witness and interested witness
Related witness and interested witness, 'related' is not equivalent to 'interested'. A witness may be called 'interested' only when he or she derives some benefit from the result of a litigation; in the decree in a civil case, or in seeing an accused person punished. A witness who is a natural one and is the only possible eyewitness in the circumstances of a case cannot be said to be 'interested', State of Rajasthan v. Kalki, AIR 1981 SC 1390 (1391): (1981) 2 SCC 752: (1981) 3 SCR 504. (Evidence Act, 1872, s. 3)...
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