hostile witness
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Murphey would have still refused to testify and become a hostile witness.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2023
Prosecutors consider McConney a reluctant witness, and had sought unsuccessfully that he be declared a hostile witness so they could question him more aggressively.
From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2022
However, District Judge Andrew Sweet said the CPS could compel Mrs Barton to give evidence or treat her as a hostile witness.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2022
Tracey Westerhausen, a registered Democrat and defense lawyer who said she has faced Mitchell in 30 cases, recalled a time when a hostile witness broke out in a coughing fit as Mitchell examined him.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 26, 2018
You haven't established Mr. Cruz as a hostile witness.
From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
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