Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Eyewitness
One who personally observes an event. Cf. EARWITNESS.
eyewitness identification
A naming or description by which one who has seen an event testifies from memory about the person or persons involved. eygne (ayn), n. See EIGNE.
no-eyewitness rule
Torts. The largely defunct principle holding that if no direct evidence shows what a dead person did to avoid an accident, the jury may infer that the person acted with ordinary care for his or her own safety. ( In a jurisdiction where the rule persists, a plaintiff in a survival or wrongful-death action can assert the rule to counter a defense of contributory negligence.