Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Expert
n. A person who, through education or experience, has developed skill or knowledge in a particular subject, so that he or she may form an opinion that will assist the fact-finder. Fed. R. Evid. 702. See DAUBERT TEST. - expertise (ek-spar-teez), n.
arresting the suspect. ( Such testimony may be given when an arrest has been made without probable cause, as when illegal substances have been found through an improper search. expert testimony
See expert evidence under EVIDENCE.
consulting expert
An expert who, though retained by a party is not expected to be called as a witness at trial. & A consulting expert's opinions are generally exempt from the scope of discovery. - Also termed nontestifying expert. Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(4)(B).
court-appointed expert
See impartial expert under EXPERT.
expert evidence
Evidence about a scientific, technical, or professional issue given by a person qualified to testify because of familiar- ity with the subject or special training in the field. - Also termed expert testimony. Fed. R. Evid. 702-705. See DAUBERT TEST.
expert testimony
See expert evidence under EVIDENCE.
expert witness
A witness qualified by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education to provide a scientific, technical, or other specialized opinion about the evidence or a fact issue. Fed. R. Evid. 702-706. - Also termed skilled witness. See EXPERT; DAUBERT TEST.
expert-witness fee
A fee paid for the professional services of an expert witness.
impartial expert
An expert who is appointed by the court to present an unbiased opinion. - Also termed court-appointed expert. Fed. R. Evid. 706.
nontestifying expert
See consulting expert under EXPERT.
testifying expert
An expert who is identified by a party as a potential witness at trial. ( As a part of initial disclosures in federal court, a party must provide to all other parties a wide range of information about a testifying expert's qualifications and opinion, including all information that the witness considered in forming the opinion. Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(b).