expert witness

noun

: a witness in a court of law who is an expert on a particular subject

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On Friday, November 22nd, in Judge Wiley’s courtroom, as an expert witness spoke to jurors about a photograph of Neely’s spleen, the suspect in the stabbing spree was indicted in another courtroom on the second floor. Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024 But serving as an expert witness also can be emotionally bruising and potentially professionally damaging, scientists told Charles. Christie Wilcox, science.org, 27 Dec. 2024 Witkoff has remained close to Trump for decades, testifying as an expert witness at his New York civil fraud trial in defense of the former president, and golfing with Trump during his second assassination attempt in September. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024 Harper and the prosecution’s expert witness, forensic psychiatrist Dr. Tonia Werner, both testified that Boone suffered from Battered Spouse Syndrome as a result of consistent abuse and alcohol use disorder, the official medical term for alcoholism. Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for expert witness 

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expert witness

see witness

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