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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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rating

n. a score assigned to a person or object on a numerical scale (e.g., 1 to 5) or a verbal scale (e.g., very good to very poor). See rating scale.