1 She is ruled a hostile witness by the judge.

2 She was ruled a hostile witness by the judge.

3 A hostile witness can be asked leading questions and cross - examined.

4 Hostile witness , a witness called by a party, whose evidence goes unexpectedly against that party and who can then be cross - examined by his own side as if he were given evidence for the other side.

5 Because as Gates eventually realized, being a hostile witness won't do much more than draw out legal proceedings -- and not necessarily in his favor.

6 There is also a fragment of a letter by Priscillian which is quoted by Orosius, a decidedly hostile witness.

7 But you can't ask questions the way a prosecutor cross-examines a hostile witness.

8 Congressman Artur Davis of Alabama demanded. When Falcon tried to answer, Davis acted like a prosecutor grilling a hostile witness.