unius omnino testis responsio non audiatur

unius omnino testis responsio non audiatur
/yuwnayss omnaynow testas rasponsh(iy)ow non odiyeytar/ The answer of one witness shall not be heard at all; the testimony of a single witness shall not be admitted under any circumstances. A maxim of the civil and canon law

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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  • Unius responsio testis, omnino non audiatur — The evidence of one witness may never be admitted. This was the ancient rule of the civil law, which the early common law adopted and which Blackstone characterized as absurd. See 3 Bl Comm 370 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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