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ANSWER, practice. The declaration of a fact by a witness after a question has been put asking for it. 2. If a witness unexpectedly state facts against the interest of theparty calling him, other witnesses may be called by the same party, todisprove those facts. But the party calling a witness cannot discredit him,by calling witnesses to prove his bad character for truth and veracity, orby proving that he has made statements out of court contrary to what he hassworn on the trial; B. N. P.; for the production of the witness is virtuallyan assertion by the party producing him, that he is credible.

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