Child witness definition

Child witness means an individual who is:
Child witness means a vulnerable witness referred to in subsection (1)(a),”, and
Child witness means an individual under the age of 16 who has been or will be called to testify in a proceeding.

Examples of Child witness in a sentence

  • Child witness as far as defense is concerned is dangerous witness.

  • Child witness , a girl of 6 years, found to be capable of understanding questions put to her and giving intelligent answers-Such witness found consistent and not making ally improvement on original story told by her to police-Minority of such witness cannot, in circumstances of case, make her statement unreliable.

  • Child witness and victim’s representative has the right to participate in the interrogation only if it is established that they will not affect the minor.

  • Child witness = child victim 4 million children witness domestic violence in France.

  • Evidence — Witness — Oath — Administering of — Child witness — Witness 13 years old — Although no finding made by court, it was satisfied that complainant able to distinguish truth from lies and was alive to serious consequences of telling lies — In circumstances, complainant competent witness.

  • Child witness is also a competent witness under Section 118 of the Indian Evidence Act, if he is capable of understanding the questions put to him and is capable of giving rational answers to those questions.

  • Child witness Boy of 12 (much less of 15) cannot be said to be of tender age.

  • Child witness research and forensic interviews of young children: a review.

  • The study was confined to Ekurhuleni North District high schools only.

  • Child witness was the most natural and innocent witness having no grudge or motive to implicate an innocent person.


More Definitions of Child witness

Child witness means a child who is a witness to a crime.
Child witness means a witness under the age of eighteen years;
Child witness means a person under the age of sixteen years of age or who has an
Child witness means an individual under the age of thirteen (13) years who has been or will be called to testify in a proceeding.
Child witness means a person twelve years old or less whom the people intend to call as witness in a grand jury proceeding to give evidence concerning any crime defined in article one hundred thirty or two hundred sixty or section 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27 of the penal law of which the person was a victim.
Child witness means a witness under the age of eighteen years; "criminal proceedings" means criminal proceedings before-•

Related to Child witness

  • Witness means an alleged victim under subsection (2) who is either of the following: