Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Argumentative

adj. 1. Of or relating to argument or persuasion <an argumentative tone of voice>. 2. Stating not only facts, but also inferences and conclusions drawn from facts <the judge sustained the prosecutor's objection to the argumentative question>. Argumentative instruction see jury instruction.

Argumentative question.

a question in which the examiner interposes a viewpoint under the guise of asking a question. ( this is considered an abuse of interrogation.

argumentative instruction

An instruction that assumes facts not in evidence, that singles out or unduly emphasizes a particular issue, theory, or defense, or that otherwise invades the jury's province regarding the weight, probative value, or sufficiency of the evidence.