Code Civ. Proc., § 2005 · Article 1. Mode of Taking the Testimony of Witnesses
Code Civ. Proc., § 2005
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An oral examination is an examination in presence of the jury or tribunal which is to decide the fact or act upon it, the testimony being heard by the jury or tribunal from the lips of the witness.
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History
Enacted 1872.
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- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=2005.
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