in chief
in chief. 1. Principal, as opposed to collateral or incidental. 2. Denoting the part of a trial in which the main body of evidence is presented. See CASE-IN-CHIEF F.
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rebuttal
rebuttal, n. 1. In-court contradiction of an adverse party’s evidence. 2. The time given to a party to present contradictory evidence or arguments. Cf. CASE-IN-CHIEF. [Cases: Criminal Law 683; Federal Civil Procedure 2015; Trial 62. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 1219; Trial § 195.] “Rebuttal is the hardest argument to make in any court. In the
case in chief
case-in-chief. 1. The evidence presented at trial by a party between the time the party calls the first witness and the time the party rests. 2. The part of a trial in which a party presents evidence to support the claim or defense. Cf. REBUTTAL.
rebuttal evidence
Evidence offered to disprove or contradict the evidence presented by an opposing party. • Rebuttal evidence is introduced in the rebutting party’s answering case; it is not adduced, e.g., through cross-examination during the case-in-chief of the party to be rebutted. — Also termed rebutting evidence. [Cases: Criminal Law 683; Federal Civil Procedure 2015; Trial 62.