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expert witness

American  

noun

  1. a person, as a physician, who provides testimony at a legal proceeding in the form of professional opinions.


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If the attorney general and expert lawyers agree that the sentence is out of line with normal expectations for such a crime, they send the case to the Court of Appeal.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

In practical terms, say expert lawyers in the field, unfair dismissal claims being lodged now may not go to a full court hearing for five years.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Mr Preston added both organisations had made "disturbing errors of judgement" given the allegation "had already been proven false by expert lawyers, who conducted an independent investigation over several months on behalf of Middlesbrough Council".

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2023

Moreover, we must also remember influential men have access to expert lawyers and advisers helping them make their own cost calculations.

From Slate • Feb. 15, 2018

Its expert lawyers give council and advice free, its skilled teachers of music instruct all who enter one or more of the five series of classes.

From Birdseye Views of Far Lands by Nichols, James T. (James Thomas)

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