English Dictionary

adverse interest rule

固有名詞

(law) The presumption that the failure of a party to produce a witness available to them indicates that the testimony of that witness would go against the party.

日本語の意味

証人を提出できるにもかかわらず提出しなかった当事者に対して、その証人の証言が不利なものであったと推定する法原則。

Under the adverse interest rule, the court concluded that the party's failure to call an available witness indicated the witness's testimony would have been adverse to that party.

不利益推定の規則により、当事者が利用可能な証人を出廷させなかった場合、その証人の証言は当該当事者に不利であると推定されると裁判所は結論づけた。

意味（1）

(law) The presumption that the failure of a party to produce a witness available to them indicates that the testimony of that witness would go against the party.