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  • 61witness — ▪ I. witness wit‧ness 1 [ˈwɪtns] noun [countable] LAW 1. someone in a court of law who tells the court what they saw or what they know about a crime: • The government s case rested on one key (= important …

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  • 62witness — wit|ness1 W3S2 [ˈwıtnıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(crime/accident)¦ 2¦(in a court of law)¦ 3¦(signing a document)¦ 4 be witness to something 5¦(christian belief)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: witnes knowledge, account, witness , from wit; WIT] 1.) …

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  • 63witness — verb To subscribe one s name to a deed, will, or other document, for the purpose of attesting its authenticity, and proving its execution, if required, by bearing witness thereto. See also affirmation attest jurat verification noun …

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  • 64Witness (human rights group) — Infobox Non profit Non profit name = WITNESS founded date = 1992 founder = Peter Gabriel area served = Worldwide focus = Protecting human rights method = Video Advocacy homepage = [http://www.witness.org WITNESS website] WITNESS is a New York… …

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  • 65Witness (comics) — The Witness is the name of at least three fictional, American comic book characters, the first published by Timely Comics in the 1940s and the final two by its successor company, Marvel Comics. Timely ComicsSuperherobox| caption=Promotional art… …

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  • 66witness box — noun a box enclosure for a witness when testifying • Syn: ↑witness stand • Hypernyms: ↑box • Part Holonyms: ↑court, ↑courtroom * * * witness box or (US) wit …

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  • 67Witness (UK band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Witness Img capt = Background = group or band Origin = flagicon|England Wigan, England Genre = Alternative rock, Lo fi, Americana Years active = 1997 2003 Label = Valiant Recordings, Island Records URL =… …

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  • 68witness — [[t]wɪ̱tnəs[/t]] ♦♦♦ witnesses, witnessing, witnessed 1) N COUNT: oft N to n A witness to an event such as an accident or crime is a person who saw it. Witnesses to the crash say they saw an explosion just before the disaster... No witnesses have …

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  • 69Witness statement — A witness statement is a statement summarising the oral evidence that a witness will give at trial. The purpose the witness statement is to set out the evidence of the witness; in some jurisdictions the statement will stand as the evidence in… …

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  • 70witness — wit|ness1 [ wıtnəs ] noun ** 1. ) count someone who sees a crime, accident, or other event happen: Witnesses reported hearing two gunshots. witness to: Any witnesses to the incident are asked to contact Berkeley police. a ) someone who tells a… …

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