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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March 17th 2025

paranoid delusion

loosely, any of a variety of false personal beliefs tenaciously sustained even in the face of incontrovertible evidence to the contrary. These include delusions of grandeur, delusional jealousy, or, most frequently, delusions of persecution.