Theos-Talk Archives (January 2005 Message tt00889)

	I don't see any major difference between that and what I said.

Bart

Daniel H. Caldwell wrote:
> hostile witness
> n. technically an "adverse witness" in a trial who is found by the 
> judge to be hostile (adverse) to the position of the party whose 
> attorney is questioning the witness, even though the attorney called 
> the witness to testify on behalf of his/her client. When the attorney 
> calling the witness finds that the answers are contrary to the legal 
> position of his/her client or the witness becomes openly 
> antagonistic, the attorney may request the judge to declare the 
> witness to be "hostile" or "adverse." If the judge declares the 
> witness to be hostile (i.e. adverse), the attorney may ask "leading" 
> questions which suggest answers or are challenging to the testimony 
> just as on cross examination of a witness who has testified for the 
> opposition.
> See also: adverse witness leading witness 
> http://dictionary.law.com/
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