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char·ac·ter wit·ness

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  1. character witnessnoun

    a witness who testifies under oath as to the good reputation of another person in the community where that person lives

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  1. character witness

    Character evidence is a term used in the law of evidence to describe any testimony or document submitted for the purpose of proving that a person acted in a particular way on a particular occasion based on the character or disposition of that person. In the United States, Federal Rule of Evidence 404 maps out its permissible and prohibited uses in trials. Three factors typically determine the admissibility of character evidence: the purpose the character evidence is being used for the form in which the character evidence is offered the type of proceeding (civil or criminal) in which the character evidence is offered

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  1. character witness

    A character witness is a person who testifies in a trial on behalf of a person regarding their reputation, moral integrity, and overall character in order to help influence the verdict of the case. They are usually friends, family members or acquaintances who have known the person for a certain period of time and can vouch for their character traits. Their relevance greatly depends on the nature of the case.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of character witness in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of character witness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of character witness in a Sentence

  1. Sunny Hostin:

    You will want to put in testimony from his friends, his brother's wife. You almost want to build a character witness.

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