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What (who) is witness - definition
HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP
Witness (witness human rghts group); Witness (human rights group); WITNESS
witness
1) n. a person who testifies under oath in a trial (or a deposition which may be used in a trial if the witness is not available) with first-hand or expert evidence useful in a lawsuit. A party to the lawsuit (plaintiff or defendant) may be a witness. 2) n. a person who sees an event. 3) n. a person who observes the signing of a document like a will or a contract and signs as a witness on the document attesting that the document was signed in the presence of the witness. 4) v. to sign a document verifying that he/she observed the execution of the document such as a will.
See also: deposition evidence trial will
witness
I. n.
1.
Testimony, evidence, attestation, corroboration, proof, confirmation.
2.
Deponent, corroborator, eye-witness.
II. v. a.
1.
Attest, be a witness of, bear witness to, testify to, confirm, corroborate.
2.
Observe, see, mark, note, notice, take cognizance of.
witness
I
n.
testimony
1) to bear witness to
2) false witness (to hear false witness)
one who testifies
3) to produce a witness (the district attorney finally produced a credible witness)
4) to cross-examine; examine, interrogate, question; interview a witness; to hear witnesses
5) to lead a witness (one should not lead a witness)
6) to swear in a witness
7) to confuse; discredit; trap a witness
8) a character; competent; credible; defense; expert; hostile; key, material; prosecution; reliable witness
9) a witness is sworn in = a witness takes the oath ; a witness testifies (under oath)
10) a witness steps down
11) a witness against (a witness against one's former accomplices)
12) a witness for (a witness for the prosecution)
13) a witness to (a witness to an accident)
II
v. (K) who witnessed his signing the documents?
Wikipedia
Witness (organization)
WITNESS is a human rights non-profit organization based out of Brooklyn, New York. Its mission is to partner with on-the-ground organizations to support the documentation of human rights violations and their consequences, to further public engagement, policy change, and justice. WITNESS has partnered with more than 300 human rights groups in over eighty countries.
Examples of use of witness
1. Defense witness alleges bribe for testimony A defense witness testified Wednesday of meeting Moussawi at a U.S. military base where the witness worked in 2004.
2. Under French law, a material witness falls between a simple witness and a suspect.
3. Cordero, 46, was arraigned Thursday on charges of intimidating a witness, coercion and witness tampering.
4. Under defense questioning, the secret witness conceded he did not witness any wrongdoing.
5. More: ‘Suicide riddle of NatWest witness Did witness dispose of vital documents before his mysterious death?