General credit
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
The character of a witness as one generally worthy of credit. According to Bouvier, there ls a distinction between this and "particular credit," which may be affected by proof of particular facts relating to the particular action.
See Bemis v. Kyle, 5 Abb. Prac. (N. St) (N. Y.) 233.