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character witness
noun
- a person who testifies as to the moral character and reputation of a litigant in a court of law or other legal proceeding.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of character witness1
First recorded in 1950–55
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This means character witnesses could be open to charges of perjury if they give false evidence.
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It was what an increasing number of people were implying publicly and many had said privately for some time, and the new prime minister was a character witness.
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A trial included a parade of character witnesses, many of them wronged by the defendants over nine seasons, attesting to their unethical behavior.
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Tacopino was right to believe his client is the strongest character witness against himself.
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He called A.J. as a character witnesses, and A.J. traveled to Washington with a peace offering for his father in their language of jokes.
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