credibility
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Britannica Dictionary definition of CREDIBILITY
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the quality of being believed or accepted as true, real, or honest
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The new evidence lends credibility to their theory.
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a lack/loss of credibility
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The scandal undermined/damaged her credibility as an honest politician.
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In this instance, the lawyer's job is to make the jury doubt/question the witness's credibility.
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They doubted the credibility of the witness's story. [=they doubted that the story was true]
