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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.
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 [[leading]] questions.
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].
[[Category: General Reference]]
[[Category: General Reference]]
