- inconsistent statement
- See prior inconsistent statements
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
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inconsistent statement — See prior inconsistent statements … Black's law dictionary
prior inconsistent statement — prior in·con·sis·tent statement / ˌin kən sis tənt / n: a witness s statement made out of court prior to testifying that is inconsistent with the witness s testimony and that may be offered to impeach the witness s credibility compare prior… … Law dictionary
Prior inconsistent statement — In the law of evidence, a prior inconsistent statement is when a witness, testifying at trial, makes a statement that is inconsistent with a previous statement given at an earlier time such as during a discovery, interview, or interrogation. The… … Wikipedia
statement — state·ment n 1 a: an official or formal report or declaration a statement of policy b: an oral or written assertion (as by a witness) or conduct intended as an assertion see also hearsay, prior consistent statement … Law dictionary
inconsistent — I adjective at variance, capricious, changeable, conflicting, contradictory, contrarius, contrary, different, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, dissonant, divergent, erratic, fickle, fitful, flighty, illogical, incompatible, incongruous,… … Law dictionary
inconsistent — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, seem ADVERB ▪ highly, very, wildly (esp. AmE) ▪ maddeningly (esp. AmE) … Collocations dictionary
statement — In a general sense, an allegation; a declaration of matters of fact. The term has come to be used of a variety of formal.narratives of facts, required by law in various jurisdictions as the foundation of judicial or official proceedings and in a… … Black's law dictionary
Inconsistent comparison — An inconsistent comparison is a misleading argument popular in advertising. For example, an advertisement might say product X is less expensive than product A, has better quality than product B, and has more features than product C . This is… … Wikipedia
prior consistent statement — prior con·sis·tent statement / kən sis tənt / n: a witness s statement made out of court prior to testifying that is consistent with the witness s testimony compare prior inconsistent statement ◇ A prior consistent statement may be offered as… … Law dictionary
Signing statement (United States) — A signing statement is a written pronouncement issued by the President of the United States upon the signing of a bill into law. There is an ongoing controversy concerning the extensive use of signing statements by President George W. Bush to… … Wikipedia
