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evidence in rebuttal
Evidence offered to counteract (rebut) other evidence in a case. Under the Civil Evidence Act 1995 evidence of a previous statement by a witness may be adduced in civil proceedings to rebut a suggestion that his evidence has been fabricated. Under the Criminal Justice Act 2003 a previous statement by a witness, admitted in criminal proceedings as evidence to rebut a suggestion that his oral evidence has been fabricated, is admissible as evidence of any matter stated of which oral evidence by that witness would be admissible. |