character witness

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character witness Meaning of "character witness"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a witness who testifies under oath as to the good reputation of another person in the community where that person lives

Usage(s):

  1. As the Democrats are attempting to make an issue of Gerald Ford's probity, the community that helped shape him stands as a kind of character witness.
  2. Plus, she's the ultimate character witness.
  3. He had come from the Supreme Court to Manhattan to be a character witness for Alger Hiss, his onetime Harvard law student, on trial in Federal Court for perjury.
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