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Issue No: 203
January 29, 2011

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Law Lexicon

Dr. Uttam Kumar Das

Hearing de novo - A full new hearing.

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Hearsay - Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.

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Hostile witness - A witness whose testimony is not favorable to the party who calls him or her as a witness. A hostile witness may be asked leading questions and may be cross-examined by the party who calls him or her to the stand.

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Hung jury - A jury whose members cannot agree upon a verdict.

Source: Jurist International.

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 


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