What's expression lawyers use when they call someone a liar without actually calling someone a liar?
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calling someone a liar?
Epsilon
> What's expression lawyers use when they call someone a liar without
> actually calling someone a liar?
There is no special expression used by lawyers, but you might have the
expression "being economical with the truth" in mind -
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/127700.html .
Phil Allison
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>
> What's expression lawyers use when they call someone a liar without
> actually calling someone a liar?
** The legal term for lying in relation to a court proceeding is "perjury".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perjury
A person who commits perjury is a " perjurer" .
Generally, lawyers do not call people names. If a lie needs to be exposed,
in court or elsewhere, they demonstrate that by offering proof of the
contrary.
A phrase sometime heard in court is that a witness or the evidence given by
a witness was " not credible " - ie the judge may say this in his summing
up. This is a polite way of saying the evidence given was confused,
contradicted itself or was so obviously biased as to not be believable.
.... Phil
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> What's expression lawyers use when they call someone a liar without
> actually calling someone a liar?
>
A judge? ;-)
David
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> What's expression lawyers use when they call someone a liar without actually
> calling someone a liar?
I think "yes Minister" covers it
(or insert the name of your least favourite poly)
david :-)
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