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n.The character of a witness as portrayed by testimony of people who know him or her.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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general reputation — In evidence, testimony concerning the repute in which a person is held in the community; e.g. peaceable, law abiding citizen. Criminal defendant may show his good character by proof of his real character , that is, those peculiar qualities which… … Black's law dictionary
general reputation — In evidence, testimony concerning the repute in which a person is held in the community; e.g. peaceable, law abiding citizen. Criminal defendant may show his good character by proof of his real character , that is, those peculiar qualities which… … Black's law dictionary
general reputation — The evidence to which proof of the good or bad character of a party to a civil action or the defendant in a criminal prosecution is confined. 29 Am J2d Ev §§ 339, 344 346. The determining factor in measuring the worth and weight of evidence of a… … Ballentine's law dictionary
general reputation in the family — Evidence of kinship, pedigree, births, deaths, and other matters of family history; tradition handed down by the declarations of deceased members of the family made ante life motam. Re Estate of Hurlburt, 68 Vt 366, 35 A 77 … Ballentine's law dictionary
reputation — Estimation in which one is held; the character imputed to a person by those acquainted with him. That by which we are known and is the total sum of how we are seen by others. Taylor v. State, 28 Md.App. 560, 346 A.2d 718, 720. General opinion,… … Black's law dictionary
general repute — See general reputation; general reputation in the family … Ballentine's law dictionary
reputation — Repute. People v Beleastro, 356 Ill 144, 190 NE 301, 92 ALR 1223. The repute in which a man is held by his neighbors. Anno: 10 ALR 9. See character; crime of reputation; general reputation; repute … Ballentine's law dictionary
general credit — The character of a witness as one generally worthy of credit. A distinction is sometimes made between this and particular credit, which may be affected by proof of particular facts relating to the particular action. See also general reputation … Black's law dictionary
general credit — The character of a witness as one generally worthy of credit. A distinction is sometimes made between this and particular credit, which may be affected by proof of particular facts relating to the particular action. See also general reputation … Black's law dictionary
general credit — The general reputation of a witness for veracity … Ballentine's law dictionary
