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witness meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of witness at MeaningMonkey.org. witness meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.WITNESS noun
Definition of witness (noun)
- someone who sees an event and reports what happened
- a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
- testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
- (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
- synonyms: attestant, attestator, attestor
- (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
WITNESS verb
Definition of witness (verb)
- be a witness to
- "She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court"
- perceive or be contemporaneous with
Source: Princeton University Wordnet