Witness

  • 21witness — verb To subscribe one s name to a deed, will, or other document, for the purpose of attesting its authenticity, and proving its execution, if required, by bearing witness thereto. See also affirmation attest jurat verification noun …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 22witness — [[t]wɪ̱tnəs[/t]] ♦♦♦ witnesses, witnessing, witnessed 1) N COUNT: oft N to n A witness to an event such as an accident or crime is a person who saw it. Witnesses to the crash say they saw an explosion just before the disaster... No witnesses have …

    English dictionary

  • 23witness — wit|ness1 [ wıtnəs ] noun ** 1. ) count someone who sees a crime, accident, or other event happen: Witnesses reported hearing two gunshots. witness to: Any witnesses to the incident are asked to contact Berkeley police. a ) someone who tells a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 24witness — 1 / wItnis/ noun 1 (C) someone who sees a crime or an accident and can describe what happened: Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward. 2 (C) someone in a court of law who tells what they saw or what they know about a crime: One… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25witness */*/ — I UK [ˈwɪtnəs] / US noun Word forms witness : singular witness plural witnesses 1) a) [countable] someone who sees a crime, accident, or other event happen Witnesses reported hearing two gunshots. witness to: Any witnesses to the incident are… …

    English dictionary

  • 26witness — I. noun Etymology: Middle English witnesse, from Old English witnes knowledge, testimony, witness, from 2wit Date: before 12th century 1. attestation of a fact or event ; testimony 2. one that gives evidence; specifically one who testifies in a… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 27Witness — О британской рок группе см. A Witness. Witness …

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  • 28witness — 01. The police are looking for people who may have [witnessed] a traffic accident which occurred yesterday at Douglas and Yates. 02. He was found guilty, thanks to the testimony of the [witness]. 03. The [witness] gave an amazingly accurate… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 29witness — n. & v. n. 1 a person present at some event and able to give information about it (cf. EYEWITNESS). 2 a a person giving sworn testimony. b a person attesting another s signature to a document. 3 (foll. by to, of) a person or thing whose existence …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 30Witness — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Witness (homonymie). Witness Données clés Réalisation Peter Weir Scénario Earl W. Wallace William Kelley Pamela Wallace (histoire) Acteurs principaux …

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