Questions intended to insult or annoy may be forbidden by the court to preserve dignity during witness examination. Questions intended to insult or annoy fall within the Court's discretionary power during witness examination: the Court must forbid any question it deems intended to insult or annoy or, though otherwise proper, presented in a needlessly offensive form.
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Questions intended to insult or annoy may be forbidden by the court to preserve dignity during witness examination.
Questions intended to insult or annoy fall within the Court's discretionary power during witness examination: the Court must forbid any question it deems intended to insult or annoy or, though otherwise proper, presented in a needlessly offensive form.
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