gatekeeper role

the responsibility of judges to determine the admissibility in court of both scientific and nonscientific expert testimony according to criteria relevant to reliability. See also Daubert test; Kumho Tire Co. v. Patrick Carmichaelkumho-tire-co-v-patrick-carmichael.

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February 25th 2025

microptic hallucination

see Lilliputian hallucination.