- incompetent witness
- n. witness who is not legally qualified (Law)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
incompetent witness
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incompetent — in·com·pe·tent 1 /in käm pə tənt/ adj 1: not legally qualified: as a: lacking legal capacity (as because of age or mental deficiency) b: incapable due to mental or physical condition compare competent c … Law dictionary
Incompetent — In*com pe*tent, a. [L. incompetens: cf. F. incomp[ e]tent. See {In } not, and {Competent}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power, capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable; inadequate; unfit.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Witness impeachment — Witness impeachment, in the law of evidence, is the process of calling into question the credibility of an individual who is testifying in a trial. There are a number of ways that a witness may properly be impeached, and several ways that,… … Wikipedia
WITNESS — (Heb. עֵד, one that has personal knowledge of an event or a fact. The evidence of at least two witnesses was required for convicting the accused (Num. 35:30; Deut. 17:6; 19:15; cf. I Kings 21:10, 13). Commercial transactions of importance took… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
incompetent evidence — Evidence that is inadmissible because it s irrelevant or immaterial to the issues in the lawsuit. See also: inadmissible evidence Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill … Law dictionary
Incompetent — may be* Incompetent , the legal term of art used to raise the corresponding objection to a question put to a witness * Lacking competence (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
incompetent evidence — Evidence which is not admissible under the established rules of evidence; e.g. Fed. Rules of Evidence. Evidence which the law does not permit to be presented at all, or in relation to the particular matter, on account of lack of originality or of … Black's law dictionary
incompetent evidence — Evidence which is not admissible under the established rules of evidence; e.g. Fed. Rules of Evidence. Evidence which the law does not permit to be presented at all, or in relation to the particular matter, on account of lack of originality or of … Black's law dictionary
disqualified witness — A witness incompetent to testify because of his mental condition, want of sensibility to the obligation of an oath, the privileged nature of the communication or other source of his knowledge of the facts, or interest in the result of the suit in … Ballentine's law dictionary
transaction with person since deceased or incompetent — A transaction between a witness and a person who has since died or become incompetent, so conducted that the latter, if living, could contradict the witness should he testify falsely. 58 Am J1st Witn § 238 … Ballentine's law dictionary
