hostile witness

hostile witnessの主な意味と例文

意味	敵対的証人敵性証人敵意を示す証人 A witness in a trial who exhibits adversarial behavior towards the party who called them.
例文	The prosecutor declared him a hostile witness. 検察官は彼を敵対的な証人と宣言した。 She became a hostile witness during cross-examination. 彼女は反対尋問の最中に敵対的証人となった。

意味	a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party 相手方との関係からその証言が相手方に不利に偏る可能性がある証人；敵意ある証人
同義語	adverse witness
例文	a hostile witness can be asked leading questions and cross-examined 敵性証人には誘導尋問や反対尋問を行うことができる
上位語	witness目撃する