WITNESS
\wˈɪtnəs], \wˈɪtnəs], \w_ˈɪ_t_n_ə_s]\
Definitions of WITNESS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Legal Glossary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
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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"
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testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
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(law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
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be a witness to
By Princeton University
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(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
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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"
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testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
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(law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
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be a witness to
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Attestation of a fact or an event; testimony.
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That which furnishes evidence or proof.
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One who is cognizant; a person who beholds, or otherwise has personal knowledge of, anything; as, an eyewitness; an earwitness.
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One who testifies in a cause, or gives evidence before a judicial tribunal; as, the witness in court agreed in all essential facts.
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One who sees the execution of an instrument, and subscribes it for the purpose of confirming its authenticity by his testimony; one who witnesses a will, a deed, a marriage, or the like.
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To see or know by personal presence; to have direct cognizance of.
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To give testimony to; to testify to; to attest.
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To see the execution of, as an instrument, and subscribe it for the purpose of establishing its authenticity; as, to witness a bond or a deed.
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To bear testimony; to give evidence; to testify.
By Oddity Software
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Attestation of a fact or an event; testimony.
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That which furnishes evidence or proof.
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One who is cognizant; a person who beholds, or otherwise has personal knowledge of, anything; as, an eyewitness; an earwitness.
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One who testifies in a cause, or gives evidence before a judicial tribunal; as, the witness in court agreed in all essential facts.
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One who sees the execution of an instrument, and subscribes it for the purpose of confirming its authenticity by his testimony; one who witnesses a will, a deed, a marriage, or the like.
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To see or know by personal presence; to have direct cognizance of.
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To give testimony to; to testify to; to attest.
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To see the execution of, as an instrument, and subscribe it for the purpose of establishing its authenticity; as, to witness a bond or a deed.
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To bear testimony; to give evidence; to testify.
By Noah Webster.
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A person who testifies under oath at a deposition or trial, providing firsthand or expert evidence. In addition, the term also refers to someone who watches another person sign a document and then adds his name to confirm (called "attesting") that the signature is genuine.
By Oddity Software
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To look on at, so as to have personal knowledge; to have direct knowledge of; to testify to; to see.
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To testify.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Knowledge brought in proof: testimony of a fact: that which furnishes proof: one who sees or has personal knowledge of a thing: one who attests.
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To have direct knowledge of: to see: to give testimony to.
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To give evidence.
By Daniel Lyons
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Testimony; one who testifies; one who has direct knowledge of: one who attests.
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To have direct knowledge of; see; attest.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To see or know by personal experience; testify; attest; give evidence.
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A person who has seen or known something; a spectator.
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One who or that which furnishes evidence or proof; attestation.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Anglo-Saxon] Attestation of a fact or event ; testimony ;—that which furnishes evidence or proof ;—one who beholds or otherwise has personal knowledge of any thing ;— one who gives evidence before a judicial tribunal ;— one who sees the execution of an instrument, and subscribes it for the purpose of confirming its authenticity by his testimony ;—one who gives testimony.
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