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Witness

Noun1.witness - someone who sees an event and reports what happened
beholder, observer, perceiver - a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
attester, 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"
deponent, testifier - a person who testifies or gives a deposition
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"
beholder, observer, perceiver - a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
browser - a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular
bystander - a nonparticipant spectator
cheerer - a spectator who shouts encouragement
eyewitness - a spectator who can describe what happened
motion-picture fan, moviegoer - someone who goes to see movies
ogler - a viewer who gives a flirtatious or lewd look at another person
looker-on, onlooker - someone who looks on
playgoer, theatergoer, theatregoer - someone who attends the theater
rubberneck - a person who stares inquisitively
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)
peeper, Peeping Tom, voyeur - a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others
3.witness - testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
shahadah - 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 signature
jurisprudence, 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"
signatory, signer - someone who signs and is bound by a document
5.witness - (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
human, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
jurisprudence, 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
Verb1.witness - be a witness to
watch - 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"
get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, find out, discover, pick up, see - get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
catch - become aware of; "he caught her staring out the window"
experience, go through, undergo, see - go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"
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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