Corroborate To confirm and sometimes add substantiating (reinforcing) testimony to that of another witness or a party, particularly in a trial.
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To increase or support any evidence or testimony in a trial by presenting additional information that proves the authencity of the fact.
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corroborate: to strengthen; to add weight by additional evidence
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CORROBORATE : To strengthen; to add weight or credibility to an argument by additional and confirming facts or evidence.
His testimony corroborated that of Chambers, but Weyl had not testified at Hiss's trial, leaving Chambers as the only witness to testify at first hand that Hiss was a Communist or a spy. By 1952 Hiss had already been convicted.
In cases of rape, the fact that the woman made declarations in relation to it soon after the assault took place is evidence. But these declarations can be used only to corroborate her testimony; not as independent evidence.
Definition - Noun
: a rule of evidence: the testimony of a witness to whom a victim of a sexual offense made a fresh complaint is admissible to corroborate the victim's testimony
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CORROBORATIVE WITNESS: a person who testifies for you and backs up your story. If you are asking the court to grant a divorce, you must bring to the hearing a witness who can corroborate your grounds for divorce.
'In another case, teenager Bariya Magazu asserted that she was raped by three men and became pregnant as a result. Because she had sex outside of marriage, a Sharia court sentenced her to one hundred lashes, even though seven people corroborated her ...
But it is to be observed that these declarations can be used only to corroborate her testimony, and cannot be received as independent evidence; where, therefore, the prosecutrix, died, these declarations could not be received. 9 C. & P. 420; S.
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