relevant testimony
1relevant — [rel′ə vənt] adj. [ML relevans, prp. of relevare, to bear upon < L, to lift up: see RELIEVE] bearing upon or relating to the matter in hand; pertinent; to the point relevance n. relevancy relevantly adv. SYN. RELEVANT implies close logical… …
2relevant — adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin relevant , relevans, from Latin, present participle of relevare to raise up more at relieve Date: 1560 1. a. having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand b. affording evidence tending to… …
3relevant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. pertinent, fitting, apposite, applicable, apropos, germane, appropriate. See relation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. pertinent, applicable, Germane, apropos, suitable, appropriate, apposite, fit,… …
4relevant — rel·e·vant / re lə vənt/ adj 1: tending logically to prove or disprove a fact of consequence or to make the fact more or less probable and thereby aiding the trier of fact in making a decision determined that the evidence was relevant; also:… …
5relevant evidence — Any matter of fact the effect, tendency, or design of which, when presented to the mind, is to produce a persuasion concerning the existence of some other matter of fact a persuasion either affirmative or disaffirmative of its existence. Edmonds… …
6expert testimony — n. Opinions about a subject offered by an expert in the field in order to help the jury understand specialized evidence in a case. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.… …
7Public policy doctrines for the exclusion of relevant evidence — Evidence Part of the …
8Daubert standard — The Daubert standard is a rule of evidence regarding the admissibility of expert witnesses testimony during United States federal legal proceedings. Pursuant to this standard, a party may raise a Daubert motion, which is a special case of motion… …
9NatWest Three — The NatWest Three, also known as the Enron Three,[1] are three British businessmen Giles Darby, David Bermingham and Gary Mulgrew. In 2002 they were indicted in Houston, Texas on seven counts of wire fraud against their former employer Greenwich… …
10Branzburg v. Hayes — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=Branzburg v. Hayes ArgueDate=February 23 ArgueYear=1972 DecideDate=June 29 DecideYear=1972 FullName=Branzburg v. John P. Hayes, et al., Judges USVol=408 USPage=665 Citation=92 S. Ct. 2646; 33 L. Ed. 2d 626; 1972 U.S …
