compellability of witness

compellability of witness
юридична можливість зобов'язати свідка давати свідчення

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  • compellability — in the law of evidence, the power to make a witness come to court to testify. The general rule is that a competent witness is compellable. The sovereign and certain diplomats are competent but not compellable. Parliamentary privilege probably has …   Law dictionary

  • Compel — To compel one to present information to a jury is done by order of a judge. If a judge believes the individual has information relevant to the cause, he can force that person to present that information or be subject to arrest for contempt of… …   Wikipedia

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