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==Defnitions==
*1. The [[state]] or condition of being contrary or opposed; [[Polarity|opposition]], contrariety. Obs.
*2. The condition of adverse fortune; a state opposed to well-being or prosperity; misfortune, distress, [[trial]], or affliction. (The earliest sense in [[English]])
*3. An adverse circumstance; a misfortune, calamity, trial.
*4. Contrariness of [[nature]]; perversity. (In Shak. = perverse one, quibbler.) Obs.
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Adversity''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Adversity this link].</center>
==Hostile Witness==
A [[witness]] at a [[trial]] who is so '''adverse''' to the party that called him or her that he or she can be cross-[[examined]] as though called to [[testify]] by the [[opposing]] party.
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_rules_of_evidence federal rules of evidence] provide that [[witnesses]] who are hostile, or adverse, can be interrogated through the use of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leading_questions leading questions].
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