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Material witness

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003183

An individual whose testimony is highly relevant and necessary to the outcome of a legal proceeding. Their knowledge of facts or circumstances directly pertains to the issues in dispute and cannot be obtained from other sources. Courts may issue a warrant to secure the appearance of a material witness if there is a risk they will not testify voluntarily.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003183
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "An individual whose testimony is highly relevant and necessary to the outcome of a legal proceeding. Their knowledge of facts or circumstances directly pertains to the issues in dispute and cannot be obtained from other sources. Courts may issue a warrant to secure the appearance of a material witness if there is a risk they will not testify voluntarily.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/material-witness/"
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