child witness
Young court observer
A child witness is a minor who provides testimony in legal proceedings, typically about events they observed or experienced.
The term often appears in cases involving abuse, domestic violence, or other crimes where children were present.
Courts apply special procedures for child witnesses—modified questioning, closed sessions, or video testimony—to reduce trauma while preserving the child's account.
The defense challenged the reliability of the child witness.
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- closed hearingNon-public judicial proceeding
- in cameraLegal term for privately
- traumaLasting psychological wound
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- witnesseseyewitness, testifier, deponent, affiant, attestor
- forensic psychologyforensic evaluation, forensic interview, insanity plea, psychological assessment, legal insanity
- juvenile lawjuvenile law, juvenile court, juvenile courts, juvenile justice, juvenile rights
- testimonyoral testimony, court testimony, sworn testimony, sworn statements, legal testimony
child witnessdefendant
Party facing charges
accused · perpetrator · judge · prosecutor · defense attorney
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