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Hostile witness   /hˈɑstəl wˈɪtnəs/   Listen
Hostile witness

noun
1.
A witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party.  Synonym: adverse witness.






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"Hostile witness" Quotes from Famous Books



... judgments are threatened against his own people when they lapse into wickedness and idolatry. "Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down." "Jehovah appeareth as a hostile witness, the Lord from his holy place. Behold, Jehovah cometh forth from his dwelling place, and advanceth on the high places of the earth. The mountains melt under him, and the valleys cleave asunder like wax before the fire. ...
— The Destiny of the Soul - A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life • William Rounseville Alger



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