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Alibi witness

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000460

An individual who provides testimony or evidence to corroborate an accused person's claim of being in a different location at the time a crime was committed. This witness's statement supports the defense that the accused could not have perpetrated the offense. The credibility of an alibi witness is often scrutinized during trial proceedings.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000460
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000460",
  "term": "Alibi witness",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "An individual who provides testimony or evidence to corroborate an accused person's claim of being in a different location at the time a crime was committed. This witness's statement supports the defense that the accused could not have perpetrated the offense. The credibility of an alibi witness is often scrutinized during trial proceedings.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/alibi-witness/"
}

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