DISCREDIT

discredit

discredit v. 怀疑;证明…不可信 常指在法庭上对证人所提供证据的真实性和准确性提出异议,所使用的方法有:证明他以前作过与所提供的证据不相符的陈述;证明他在诚信方面名声不佳;证明他有某些不当行为,如曾经收受贿赂等,归根结底,这是对证人本身的诚实性表示怀疑。在对证人的交叉询问中,一般一方当事人不可以对本方提供的证人表示不信任,但若该证人所提供证据对其不利,也即该证人成为敌意证人〔hostile witness〕时,在法官的允许下可以对其可信性提出质疑。 (→impeachment)

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discredit

discredit, vb. To destroy or impair the credibility of (a witness, a piece of evidence, or a theory); to lessen the degree of trust to be accorded to (a witness or document). [Cases: Witnesses 330. C.J.S. Witnesses § 579.] — discredit, n.

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