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unfavorable$87351$ - translation to greek
WITNESS AT TRIAL WHOSE TESTIMONY ON DIRECT EXAMINATION IS EITHER OPENLY ANTAGONISTIC OR APPEARS TO BE CONTRARY TO THE LEGAL POSITION OF THE PARTY WHO CALLED THE WITNESS
Adverse witness; Adversarial witness; Unfavorable witness
unfavorable
adj. δυσμενής
Definition
adverse witness
n. a witness in a trial who is found by the judge to be adverse to the position of the party whose attorney is questioning the witness, even though the attorney called the witness to testify on behalf of his/her client. When the attorney calling the witness finds that answers are contrary to the legal position of his/her client or the witness becomes openly antagonistic, the attorney may request the judge to declare the witness to be "adverse" or "hostile." If the judge declares the witness to be adverse (i.e. hostile) then the attorney may ask "leading" questions which suggest answers or are challenging to the testimony just as on cross examination of a witness who has testified for the opposition.
See also: witness
Wikipedia
Hostile witness
A hostile witness, also known as an adverse witness or an unfavorable witness, is a witness at trial whose testimony on direct examination is either openly antagonistic or appears to be contrary to the legal position of the party who called the witness. This concept is used in the legal proceedings in the United States, and analogues of it exist in other legal systems in Western countries.
