Meaning of oath-helping | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Testimony introduced for the purpose of bolstering the credibility of a witness and their testimony, rather than proving or disproving a fact in issue; it is often inadmissible.
   uncountable
2. Compurgation.
   historical, uncountable

Examples

“The rule⟳ against oath-helping prohibits a party from presenting evidence solely for the purpose of bolstering a witness' credibility before that witness' credibility is attacked. This type⟳ of evidence is of the sort⟳ that would tend⟳ to prove⟳ the truthfulness of the witness, rather than the truth of the witness' statements.”

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