Testes Ponderantur, Non Numerantur Law and Legal Definition
Testes ponderantur, non numerantur is a legal maxim that means testimonies are to be weighed and not numbered. In case of conflict of evidence, truth is to be sought by weighing the credibility of the respective witnesses, and not by the mere numerical preponderance on one side or the other. This rule provides that more regard is to be paid to the character of the evidence adduced in support of a case than to the number of the witnesses who gave the evidence. The evidence of two respectable and credible witnesses is considered to be of more value than that of a dozen witnesses of notoriously abandoned and profligate character.
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