be+a+witness+of
121witness — Synonyms and related words: TV viewer, accessory, acknowledge, admission, adviser, affidavit, affirm, affirmation, allegation, allege, announce, announcer, annunciator, appear, argue, assertion, asseverate, asseveration, assister, attend, attest …
122witness — [OE] Witness originally meant ‘knowledge’ or ‘wisdom’; it was simply an abstract noun formed from wit. This was extended via ‘knowledge gained by observation’ to ‘testimony’ in the Old English period, and by the beginning of the Middle English… …
123witness box — n. (BE) to go into the witness box * * * [ wɪtnɪsbɒks] (BE) to go into the witness box …
124witness stand — n. (AE) to take the witness stand * * * (AE) to take the witness stand …
125witness — At a trial two or three witnesses are required to corroborate evidence (Matt. 26:60; Heb. 10:28). They can initiate sentence of death (Deut. 17:7; Acts 7:58). False testimony is severely punished (Deut. 19:16–21). In the NT a witness is one who… …
126witness box — N SING: the N The witness box in a court of law is the place where people stand or sit when they are giving evidence. [BRIT] (in AM, use witness stand) …
127witness stand — N SING: the N The witness stand is the same as the witness box. [AM] …
128witness — wit·ness || wɪtnɪs n. testifier; onlooker, bystander; eye witness; testimony v. look on, see, observe; testify, vouch for, corroborate; be an eye witness; note, notice …
