An adverse witness is a witness called on behalf of an adverse party.
A witness that is not favorable to a party is often referred to as an "adverse witness" or "hostile witness." This type of witness may provide testimony that contradicts the party's claims or undermines their case. In legal proceedings, such witnesses can challenge the credibility of the party's arguments and may require careful handling during questioning to mitigate their potentially damaging impact.
Friendly witnesses were those who answered questions about themselves and others.Unfriendly witnesses, those who refused to cooperate with the Senate hearings,
I am adverse to this question!
Saying not adverse means you are not against. An adverse reaction 'goes against' the expected reaction. I am not adverse to reading my science textbook.
There were adverse effects of temperature of people. This is a sentence containing the word adverse.
I am not adverse to travel
This is a possessive meaning belonging to the witness. Here are some sentences.The witness's testimony was crucial to the lawyer's case.He had no sympathy for the witness's disability.That seat is the witness's.
Here is a sentence with adverse in it.
I am adverse to answering this question.
I am adverse to war.
it is a preventable adverse event.
The noun form of "adverse" is "adversity."