jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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
witness -
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
talker,
verbaliser,
verbalizer,
speaker,
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"
attester,
attestant someone who affirms or vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something
witness -
(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
witness -
testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
testimony something that serves as evidence; "his effort was testimony to his devotion"
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"
spy (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
starer a viewer who gazes fixedly (often with hostility)
Verb
witness -
be a witness to; "She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court"
watch observe with attention; "They watched as the murderer was executed"
eyewitness be present at an event and see it with one's own eyes
witness -
perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results"
find come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining"
experience,
go through,
see go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
A witness is someone who has firsthand knowledge about a crime or significant event through their senses (e.g. seeing, hearing, smelling, touching), and can help certify important considerations to the crime or event. A witness who has seen the event firsthand is known as an "eye-witness".
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witness Someone who has a personal knowledge of something.
