Impeach - Law Dictionary Search Results
Levitical degrees
it is declared by the same statute, that 'no reservation or prohibition (God's law except) shall trouble or impeach any marriage without the Levitical degrees.' See MARRIAGE.
Implead
institute and prosecute a suit against in court to sue or prosecute at law hence to accuse to impeach
Empeach
To hinder See Impeach
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rehabilitate
to qualify or explain the inconsistency and to the witness "People v. Page, 550 N.E.2d 248 (1990)"] compare impeach NOTE: A witness whose trial testimony is inconsistent with his or her pretrial usually sworn statements is considered
prior inconsistent statement
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: If a prior inconsistent statement was made under oath subject
moral turpitude
disbarment, and other disciplinary hearings. Past crimes involving moral turpitude usually may also be introduced as evidence to impeach testimony. Theft, perjury, vice crimes, bigamy, and rape have generally been found to involve moral turpitude, while liquor
Mansfield rule
rule that a juror's affidavit or testimony as to juror misconduct during deliberations may not be used to impeach the verdict
Relevancy and admissibility
may not be relevant, for example, questions permitted to be put in cross-examination to test the veracity or impeach the credit of witnesses, though not relevant are admissible. The probative value of the evidence is the weight
Impetitio
Impetitio, to accuse publicly of his conduct. See IMPEACHMENT.
Gestu et fama
Gestu et fama, an obsolete writ, resorted to when a person's good behaviour was impeached, Lamb.Eiren., 1. 4, c. 14.
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