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Impeachment at Law Glossary

What is it? During a trial, the process of trying to undermine the testimony of a witness. This is sometimes called impeaching the testimony of a witness. For example, a witness credibility may be called into question by showing they are biased, inaccurate, unreliable, dishonest, or incorrect in some manner.

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