Latin A-Level
Credibility and character attack
What Credibility and character attack means in Latin A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Credibility and character attack
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The attack on the prosecutors' credibility, developed in sections 58–78 as part of the defence.
Topics that use Credibility and character attack
- 2c. Content of Prose Literature (H443/03) - Group 2 - For examination in 2027, 2028 and 2029 (fifth set text cycle) (OCR A-Level)
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