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Adverse Interest

 
Law Encyclopedia: Adverse Interest
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The legal right or liability of a person called to testify as a witness in a lawsuit that might be lost or impaired if the party who called him or her to testify wins the case.

This interest against the interest of the party calling a witness to the stand makes him or her an adverse or hostile witness. Although usually the party calling a witness to testify cannot impeach that person's credibility, if the person has an adverse interest, the testimony may be discredited by the party who called that witness to the stand.

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Adverse or adverse interest, in law, is anything that functions contrary to a party's interest. This word should not be confused with averse.

Adverse possession

In property law, adverse possession refers to an interest in real property which is contrary to the in-fact owner of the property. For example, an easement may permit some amount of access to property which might otherwise constitute a trespass.

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adverse is a adjettive meaning unfavorible or hostle

ADVERSE

Adverse change/circumstances/weather conditions

Lack of money will have an adverse effect on our Research programme.

They have attracted strong adverse criticism.

This drug is known to have adverse side effects












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Impartial unsupported confusing

Unbiased bewildering

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Partial well-founded understandable

Biased reasonable clear

Prejudiced justified plain

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