Other Definitions witness (enc)
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Witness| Noun | 1. | witness - someone who sees an event and reports what happenedattester, attestant - someone who affirms or vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something speaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims" | | | 2. | witness - a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star"browser - a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular cheerer - a spectator who shouts encouragement eyewitness - a spectator who can describe what happened ogler - a viewer who gives a flirtatious or lewd look at another person spy - a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night" starer - a viewer who gazes fixedly (often with hostility) | | | 3. | witness - testimony by word or deed to your religious faithshahadah - the first pillar of Islam is an affirmation of faith testimony - a solemn statement made under oath | | | 4. | witness - (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signaturejurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | | | 5. | witness - (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of lawjurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" adverse witness, hostile witness - a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party; "a hostile witness can be asked leading questions and cross-examined" character witness - a witness who testifies under oath as to the good reputation of another person in the community where that person lives expert witness - a witness who has knowledge not normally possessed by the average person concerning the topic that he is to testify about lay witness - any witness who does not testify as an expert witness material witness - a witness whose testimony is both relevant to the matter at issue and required in order to resolve the matter | | | Verb | 1. | witness - be a witness towatch - look attentively; "watch a basketball game" | | | 2. | witness - perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "I want to see results"; "The 1960 saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results"catch - become aware of; "he caught her staring out the window" find - perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place; "I found myself in a difficult situation"; "When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room" | |
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