eyewitness testimony

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eyewitness
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaɪˌwɪt.nəs/us
/ˈaɪˌwɪt.nəs/
a person who saw something happen, for example, a crime or ...
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testimony
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈtes.tɪ.mən.i/us
/ˈtes.tə.moʊ.ni/
(an example of) spoken or written statements that something is true, especially those given in a ...
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(Definition ofeyewitnessandtestimonyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In order to understand this, we need to triangulate from formal analyses, first-hand oreyewitnesstestimony, and cognitive plausibility.
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Some genres clearly demand the personal intervention of the author : reliableeyewitnesstestimony, for instance, is considered by contemporaries a vital component of historiography and hagiography.
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Their goal was to suggest methods that increased the accuracies ofeyewitnesstestimony.
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According to the survivors'eyewitnesstestimony, the gang was composed of three recurring gangleaders, assisted by a larger group of changing people.
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Although brought to trial he was not convicted aftereyewitnesstestimonydid not stand up to scrutiny.
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Eyewitnesstestimonyis used often in court and is viewed favourably by jurys as a reliable source of information.
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Over the years he continued working on it, adding documents andeyewitnesstestimony.
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He gave valuableeyewitnesstestimonyfor people who had doubts about the facts of the concentration camps.
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His current work related toeyewitnesstestimonyincludes research on the influence of (often inaccurate) eyewitness evidence on investigators' decisions about the guilt of suspects.
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Eyewitnesstestimonydisputed the official version of events, citing amateur footage, which showed government troops firing on the crowd.
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The type of lineup used to testeyewitnesstestimonyalso differed in results between children and adults.
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He also looks at the belief ofeyewitnesstestimony.
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However, according toeyewitnesstestimony, this did not happen on the day of his arrival there.
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These limitations enhance the effect of retroactive interference on the accuracy of a child'seyewitnesstestimony.
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The rules are part of nationwide court reform that attempts to improve the validity ofeyewitnesstestimonyand lower the rate of false conviction.
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According to theeyewitnesstestimonyit seems highly unlikely.
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Investigations involve collecting evidence such as scene photographs, video of the collision, measurements of the scene,eyewitnesstestimony, and legal depositions.
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The fallibility ofeyewitnesstestimonyis not common knowledge and eyewitness psychology can offer valid and constructive information to juries.
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Eyewitnesstestimonycan be inaccurate at times, and many persons have been convicted on the basis of perjured or otherwise mistaken testimony.
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