The word
"corroborative" means providing evidence or support for something, making it more believable or reliable. It shows that there is additional information or facts that back up a statement or claim.
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One reason why the bar is set high
for corroborative evidence is because using hearsay statements in court is inherently risky business.
If you can't be found it could be reason enough to eliminate you as a potential candidate due to insufficient
corroborative information.
And it is this imprecision that determined him to reject her testimony
as corroborative of the assertion that an offer of a job to Mr. Kilrea was still outstanding at the critical time.
It's surrounded by some controversy as it claims to be a based on a true story but there's not a lot of
corroborative testimony from the central characters to justify its narrative.
In June 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada («the SCC») ruled in R v Bradshaw that the test for
using corroborative evidence to establish substantive reliability of hearsay evidence is a strict one.
There is no other work of ancient literature that can be verified by
other corroborative evidence as the Bible.
Such
corroborative effort will enable the organization produce far more effective business campaigns.
It is APF Canada's belief that a constructive and inclusive dialogue on the issue of foreign ownership of residential real estate in Vancouver be predicated on hard data and
corroborative facts.
In the next days and weeks, ETHNews will be watching for
corroborative statements from other Russian institutions and officials.
It should be made up of
mutually corroborative, interlocking elements, rituals that illuminate and reinforce one another.
The padded,
corroborative seat on the B AGILE options a five purpose harness system with head pad that's adjustable while not having to rethread or detach any straps.
«It's probably too strong to say this has sunk the prosecution's case, because there is
significant corroborative evidence of his testimony,» Hartunian said.
The estimated incubation temperature will be a reflection of the incubation strategy employed, subject to being able access these rare and precious fossils for
corroborative purposes.
As with all The Times's rankings, these additional lists will benefit from
corroborative sourcing and we will watch for trends in the industry.»
While their subject matter is divergent, the exhibition's artists push against narratives put forth by corporate and government industries by producing specific knowledge and
corroborative objects around unmapped historical and political events.
The presence of highly
probative corroborative evidence seems to be an important element of the admissibility of Mr. Big confession, particularly considering a person could potentially lose his or her liberty, the possibility of dishonest witnesses giving a false testimony, the frailties of human eyesight and memories, and the increased availability of forensic and DNA testing.
In such instances solicitors and judges may
seek corroborative evidence from Psychologists or Psychiatrists in the form of a mental health assessment.
In a case where the primary evidence against the defendant is the identification of an eyewitness, a defendant should be permitted to present expert testimony on the reliability of eyewitness identification, whether or not there is
additional corroborative evidence that could weigh in favor of guilt.
The job responsibility is to ensure prevention and detection of fraud done by internal stake holders, independently conduct fraud investigations, prevention of fraud by employees, detection of fraud committed by employees, conducting branch fraud audit and to maintain
specific corroborative evidence to support investigative findings.
If one of the spouses alleges that the other is insane, he must
produce corroborative evidence from a medical practitioner.
When can a judge rely
on corroborative evidence to conclude that the threshold reliability of a hearsay statement is established?
A taxpayer must maintain adequate records or
other corroborative evidence to support the business portion of auto expense.
She views the similarity
as corroborative, though others may regard it as evidence that Australians like to swim and read newspapers.
(para 1) The dangers may be overcome on the basis
of corroborative evidence if it shows that the only likely explanation for the hearsay statement is the declarant's truthfulness or accuracy of the statement.
On the other hand, the decision creates strict criteria for judges wishing to rely on
corroborative evidence to conclude that substantive reliability is established.
People who quote Bible verses to bolster their position have no concept of
corroborative evidence.
There is
no corroborative proof to the original Bible either.
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