Lay witness (original) (raw)
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any witness who does not testify as an expert witness
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lay witness" is a kind of...):
witness ((law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law)
Antonym:
expert witness (a witness who has knowledge not normally possessed by the average person concerning the topic that he is to testify about)