Definition of witness Witness
/wɪˈtnʌs/ - [witnus] - wit•ness
We found 29 definitions of witness from 7 different sources.
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NounPlural: witnesses |
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| witness - (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law | ||
| mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism | ||
| 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 | ||
| witnesser, informant | ||
| beholder, perceiver, percipient, observer a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses | ||
| 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 | ||
| attestant, attestor, attestator | ||
| signatory, signer someone who signs and is bound by a document | ||
| 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" | ||
| spectator, viewer, watcher, looker | ||
| beholder, perceiver, percipient, observer a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses | ||
| browser a program used to view HTML documents | ||
| bystander a nonparticipant spectator | ||
| cheerer a spectator who shouts encouragement | ||
| eyewitness a spectator who can describe what happened | ||
| gawker a spectator who stares stupidly without intelligent awareness | ||
| 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 | ||
| rubbernecker, rubberneck a person who stares inquisitively | ||
| 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 |
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| 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, see | ||
| 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" | ||
| get a line, get wind, get word, find out, hear, learn, discover, pick up, see trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; "He was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks" | ||
| experience, go through, see go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" | ||
| catch contract; "did you catch a cold?" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- witness (Noun)
Attestation of a fact or event; the quality of witting something. - witness (Noun)
One who has a personal knowledge of something. - witness (Noun)
Someone called to give evidence in a court. - witness (Noun)
Something that serves as evidence; a sign. - witness (Verb)
To furnish proof of, to show. - witness (Verb)
To take as evidence. - witness (Verb)
To see, note, or gain knowledge of. - witness (Verb)
To present personal religious testimony; to preach at someone or on behalf of.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- witness (v. i.)
Attestation of a fact or an event; testimony. - witness (v. i.)
That which furnishes evidence or proof. - witness (v. i.)
One who is cognizant; a person who beholds, or otherwise has personal knowledge of, anything; as, an eyewitness; an earwitness. - witness (v. i.)
One who testifies in a cause, or gives evidence before a judicial tribunal; as, the witness in court agreed in all essential facts. - witness (v. i.)
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. - witness (v. t.)
To see or know by personal presence; to have direct cognizance of. - witness (v. t.)
To give testimony to; to testify to; to attest. - witness (v. t.)
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. - witness (v. i.)
To bear testimony; to give evidence; to testify.
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Someone who has a personal knowledge of something. -
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The attestation of a fact or event.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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One who testifies in a cause, or gives evidence before a judicial tribunal; one who gives testimony. Every judge-advocate of a court-martial or court of inquiry has power to issue the like process, to compel witnesses to appear and testify, which courts of criminal jurisdiction within the State, Territory, or District where such military courts are ordered to sit may lawfully issue. For oath administered to witnesses, depositions, etc., see APPENDIX, ARTICLES OF WAR, 91, 92, and 118.
Wikipedia 
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A witness is someone who sees something happen. They are often used in court to help find the truth.
In Religion, to witness means to attempt to convert someone to your religion.
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