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Percipient witness

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003704

A witness who has direct personal knowledge of the facts relevant to a case, having perceived them through their own senses. This type of witness testifies about what they saw, heard, smelled, touched, or tasted. Their testimony is based on firsthand observation, not on hearsay or speculation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003704
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A witness who has direct personal knowledge of the facts relevant to a case, having perceived them through their own senses. This type of witness testifies about what they saw, heard, smelled, touched, or tasted. Their testimony is based on firsthand observation, not on hearsay or speculation.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/percipient-witness/"
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