skilled witness

  • 1skilled witness — See expert witness …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 2witness — wit·ness 1 n [Old English witnes knowledge, testimony, witness, from wit mind, sense, knowledge] 1 a: attestation of a fact or event in witness whereof the parties have executed this release b: evidence (as of the authenticity of a conveyance by… …

    Law dictionary

  • 3skilled witnesses — One possessing knowledge and experience as to particular subject which are not acquired by ordinary persons. Such witness is allowed to give evidence on matters of opinion and abstract fact. See also expert witness …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 4expert witness — see witness Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. expert witness n …

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  • 5expert witness — /ˌɛkspɜt ˈwɪtnəs/ (say .ekspert witnuhs) noun Law a witness skilled in a field requiring particular expertise, whose opinion may be admissible as evidence …

  • 6expert witness — One who by reason of education or specialized experience possesses superior knowledge respecting a subject about which persons having no particular training are incapable of forming an accurate opinion or deducing correct conclusions. Kim Mfg.,… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 7expert witness — One who by reason of education or specialized experience possesses superior knowledge respecting a subject about which persons having no particular training are incapable of forming an accurate opinion or deducing correct conclusions. Kim Mfg.,… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 8literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

    Universalium

  • 9Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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  • 10education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …

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