hostile witness

English

Noun

hostile witness (plural hostile witnesses)

(law) A witness who intentionally gives unfavorable evidence against the party that called him or her as its witness.

Synonyms

adverse witness
turncoat witness
unfavourable witness

Translations

person called to testify by a party to whom that witness is opposed

Chinese:
Mandarin: 敵對證人／敌对证人 (díduì zhèngrén)
Spanish: testigo desfavorable m
Thai: พยานปรปักษ์

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