corroborating witness
A witness who confirms or supports someone else’s testimony. [Cases: Witnesses 410. C.J.S. Witnesses § 776.]
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two witness rule
two-witness rule. 1. The rule that, to support a perjury conviction, two independent witnesses (or one witness along with corroborating evidence) must establish that the alleged perjurer gave false testimony. [Cases: Perjury 34. C.J.S. Perjury § 43.] 2. The rule, as stated in the U.S. Constitution, that no person may be convicted of treason without
recant
recant (ri-kant), vb. 1. To withdraw or renounce (prior statements or testimony) formally or publicly (the prosecution hoped the eyewitness wouldn’t recant her corroborating testimony on the stand). 2. To withdraw or renounce prior statements or testimony formally or publicly (under grueling cross-examination, the witness recanted). — recantation, n.