From Rex v Acaster (1912) 7 Cr App R 187, an `Acaster warning' is a warning to a person who is about to give evidence against his or her spouse that he or she cannot be compelled to do so (see CompellableWitness). In RVPitt1982 the CourtOfAppeal stated that it was desirable that any wife be warned that she is not obliged to give evidence against her husband before she takes the oath. Presumably this direction would apply to men giving evidence against their wives, too.
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