Cleverness connected with the giving of evidence.
The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever persons and acts. · Cleverness in the law court. · Cleverness connected with the giving of evidence. · view the constellation · filed as J1150
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Testimony of witness cleverly discreditedWitness cannot speak language of accusation: discredited. Two parrots taught accusation of mistress in a particular dialect. They know nothing more of the language. (Cf. G1154.1.)Separate examination of witnesses discredits testimonyWitness discredited by inability to tell details. (Cf. J1153.1.)"Then I woke up": man discredits his confession by declaring it all a dreamBribed witnesses nonplussed when judge asks wrong questionWitness claims not to have seen crime