DISCREDIT

discredit,vb.  To  destroy  or  impair  the  credibility  of  (a  witness,  a  piece  of  evidence,  or  a

theory); to lessen the degree of trust to be accorded to (a witness or document). [Cases: Witnesses

330. C.J.S. Witnesses § 579.] — discredit,n. [Blacks Law 8th]