unavailability

unavailability, n. The status or condition of not being available, as when a witness is exempted by court order from testifying. • Unavailability is recognized under the Federal Rules of Evidence as an exclusion to the hearsay rule. Fed. R. Evid. 804. [Cases: Criminal Law 419(5); Evidence 317(17). C.J.S. Criminal Law § 860; Evidence §§ 259–260.]

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词条贡献者

译者妍妍，毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与科技、媒体和电信（TMT）相关的法律文件。