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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesunzuverlässiger Zeuge
Pronunciation / Transliteration: unzuverlässiger Zeuge
"Die Jury ignorierte die Aussage des unzuverlässigen Zeugen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person whose testimony or evidence is not considered trustworthy or credible.
"The jury was instructed to disregard the testimony of the unreliable witness." - 2
A witness whose statements may be influenced by bias, memory issues, or personal interests.
"Due to his prior relationship with the defendant, he was deemed an unreliable witness."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'unreliable' originates from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and 'reliable' from the Latin 'reliabilis', which means 'able to be relied on'. 'Witness' comes from Old English 'witnes', meaning 'testimony' or 'evidence', derived from 'witan', meaning 'to know'. The phrase has evolved in legal contexts to denote a person whose testimony cannot be trusted.
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témoin peu fiable
Transliteration: temoin peu fiable
"Le jury a ignoré le témoignage du témoin peu fiable."
unzuverlässiger Zeuge
Transliteration: unzuverlässiger Zeuge
"Die Jury ignorierte die Aussage des unzuverlässigen Zeugen."
testimone inaffidabile
Transliteration: testimone inaffidabile
"La giuria ha ignorato la testimonianza del testimone inaffidabile."
testigo poco fiable
Transliteration: testigo poco fiable
"El jurado ignoró el testimonio del testigo poco fiable."
testemunha não confiável
Transliteration: testemunha não confiável
"O júri ignorou o testemunho da testemunha não confiável."
अविश्वसनीय गवाह
Transliteration: avishvasniya gawah
"जूरी ने अविश्वसनीय गवाह के बयान को नजरअंदाज कर दिया।"
不可靠的证人
Transliteration: bù kě kào de zhèng rén
"陪审团忽视了不可靠的证人的证词。"
신뢰할 수 없는 증인
Transliteration: sinlyehal su eobsneun jeung-in
"배심원단은 신뢰할 수 없는 증인의 증언을 무시했습니다."
信頼できない証人
Transliteration: shinrai dekinai shōnin
"陪審員は信頼できない証人の証言を無視しました。"
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