adverse witness

1. 1.

   a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party

   “a hostile witness can be asked leading questions and cross-examined”

   Synonymshostile witness

   Broaderwitness

Questions about adverse witness

What does adverse witness mean?

adverse witness means "a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party".

What is another word for adverse witness?

Close synonyms include hostile witness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is adverse witness a common word?