expert witness

noun

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

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Organized by a family friend, the fundraiser outlines a detailed plan for how the money will be used, including attorney fees, court filing costs and expert witness testimony to challenge her guardianship. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025 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 See all Example Sentences for expert witness 

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expert witness

see witness

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