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HONESTY WITNESS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-09-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- witness's honesty
1, record 1, English, witness%27s%20honesty
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Credibility includes both a witness's honesty and the reliability of his or her evidence. 1, record 1, English, - witness%27s%20honesty
Record 1, Key term(s)
- honesty of a witness
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- honnêteté d'un témoin
1, record 1, French, honn%C3%AAtet%C3%A9%20d%27un%20t%C3%A9moin
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'évaluation de la crédibilité implique l'évaluation de l'honnêteté d'un témoin, mais aussi de la fiabilité de son témoignage. 2, record 1, French, - honn%C3%AAtet%C3%A9%20d%27un%20t%C3%A9moin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-08-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- credible witness
1, record 2, English, credible%20witness
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A witness whose testimony is more than likely to be true based on his/her experience, knowledge, training and appearance of honesty and forthrightness, as well as common human experience. 2, record 2, English, - credible%20witness
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(Witness) who is worthy of belief. (Black’s, p. 331) 3, record 2, English, - credible%20witness
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- témoin crédible
1, record 2, French, t%C3%A9moin%20cr%C3%A9dible
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
témoin crédible : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - t%C3%A9moin%20cr%C3%A9dible
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-09-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- assessment of the honesty of a witness
1, record 3, English, assessment%20of%20the%20honesty%20of%20a%20witness
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- évaluation de l'honnêteté d'un témoin
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9valuation%20de%20l%27honn%C3%AAtet%C3%A9%20d%27un%20t%C3%A9moin
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L’évaluation de la crédibilité implique l’évaluation de l’honnêteté d’un témoin, mais aussi de la fiabilité de son témoignage. 1, record 3, French, - %C3%A9valuation%20de%20l%27honn%C3%AAtet%C3%A9%20d%27un%20t%C3%A9moin
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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