Eye Witness

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• eye witness — n. an eye witness to (there was an eye witness to the crime) * * * an eye witness to (there was an eye witness to the crime) …   Combinatory dictionary

• eye witness — one who has seen an act or event and thus can testify to its occurrence …   English contemporary dictionary

• eye-witness — …   Useful english dictionary

• Witness — • One who is present, bears testimony, furnishes evidence or proof Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Witness     Witness     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• witness — 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.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• witness — [[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 …   English dictionary

• witness — 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 …   English contemporary dictionary

• 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,… …   New dictionary of synonyms

• witness —    Used in a law court to a person who has been called to give evidence. The witness is not necessarily someone who saw or heard something relevant to a crime, but someone who has useful knowledge to contribute in a more general way.    The… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

• eye|wit|ness — «Y WIHT nihs», noun, verb. –n. a person who actually sees or has seen some act or happening, and thus can give testimony concerning it: »Eyewitnesses counted about 25 bomb explosions in all (London Times). –v.t. to witness; see: »He was one of… …   Useful english dictionary