Difference between revisions of "Impeachment at trial"

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'''Impeachment''' is the process of calling a [[witness]]'s [[testimony]] into doubt. For example, if the [[attorney]] can show that the [[witness]] may have fabricated portions of his [[testimony]], the [[witness]] is said to be "impeached".
 
'''Impeachment''' is the process of calling a [[witness]]'s [[testimony]] into doubt. For example, if the [[attorney]] can show that the [[witness]] may have fabricated portions of his [[testimony]], the [[witness]] is said to be "impeached".
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Latest revision as of 01:40, November 16, 2014

Impeachment is the process of calling a witness's testimony into doubt. For example, if the attorney can show that the witness may have fabricated portions of his testimony, the witness is said to be "impeached".