witness immunity
Legal shield, testifying
Witness immunity is legal protection granted to a witness, shielding them from prosecution based on their own testimony.
Prosecutors offer immunity to compel testimony that might otherwise be refused under Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination.
The mobster's accountant received witness immunity in exchange for testifying against his boss.
The immunity may be transactional (complete protection from prosecution for the crime) or use immunity (testimony can't be used against the witness, but other evidence can).
- take the standGive sworn court testimony
- standUpright support structure
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- sworn statementLegally binding written testimony
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- prosecutionprosecutor, district attorney, DA, prosecution, public prosecutors
- legal defensesself-defense, alibi, affirmative defense, insanity defense, insanity
- Legal Immunitiesliability shield
- immunity typesantibodies, vaccines, disease resistance, antitoxins, white blood cells
- testimonyoral testimony, court testimony, sworn testimony, sworn statements, legal testimony
- diplomatic immunityinviolability, diplomatic privileges, diplomatic pouch, diplomatic bag, diplomatic passport
witness immunitycriminal prosecution
Government's legal action against accused
indictment · criminal liability · prosecution · self-incrimination · legal jeopardy
witness immunityconviction
Firmly held belief
sentencing · imprisonment · criminal punishment · incarceration · guilty verdict
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