credible witness

collocation in English

meaningsofcredibleandwitness

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credible
adjective
uk
/ˈkred.ə.bəl/us
/ˈkred.ə.bəl/
able to be believed ...
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witness
noun[C]
uk
/ˈwɪt.nəs/us
/ˈwɪt.nəs/
a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or ...
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(Definition ofcredibleandwitnessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For instance, is onecrediblewitnessto a crime sufficient to convict?
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Every attempt, legitimate and otherwise, was made to shake her as acrediblewitness.
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The presence of acrediblewitnessor witnesses was usual.
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Nothing was advanced at that time against her personal character to suggest that she was not acrediblewitness.
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He may have a tape recording, or correspondence, or a most valuable andcrediblewitnessto support his case.
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Acrediblewitnessis competent to give evidence, and is worthy of belief.
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The tribunal has stated, however, that he is no longer considered acrediblewitness.
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The probative value of acrediblewitnessis "not" a required element in any criminal case.
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If the prosecution know of acrediblewitnesshelpful to the accused they must call that witness or let the accused know his name.
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The police were negligent in that, despite this, they proceeded on the assumption that he was a reliable andcrediblewitness.
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It would be hard to say he was not acrediblewitness, yet in many communities the standing of bailiffs is not considered very high.
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It is sufficient for a jury to accept the word of onecrediblewitnessas against the evidence of the accused, if indeed he gives evidence.
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It had to come as a direct result of a religious act, and more than onecrediblewitnesswas necessary.
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For authentication of a document, acrediblewitnessis needed whose major duty is identify, to a notary public, the signer of the document.
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In other times acrediblewitnessaffirms the belief in their original statements or in some cases enhances the judge's or jury's belief.
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When convicted (and there must becrediblewitnessstatements from multiple people), the perpetrator will be buried up to their chest or knees in a ditch.
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