Zealous witness
Definition
A witness whose testimony is clearly biased in favor of the party for whom he or she is testifying.
Illustrative caselaw
See, e.g. Mayes v. Gibson, 2010 F.3d 1284, 1291 (10th Cir. 2000).
See also
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
A witness who gives testimony clearly biased toward the party that called him or her to testify.
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
August 19, 2010, 5:27 pm
