witness

wit*ness

noun

{bc}attestation of a fact or event {bc}{sx|testimony||}

witness

verb

{bc}to testify to {bc}{sx|attest||}

wit*ness-box

noun

{bc}an enclosure in which a witness sits or stands while testifying in court

witness stand

noun

{bc}a stand or an enclosure from which a witness gives evidence in a court

witness tampering

noun

{bc}the act of physically harming or using threats, intimidation, harassment, or corrupt persuasion against a witness with the goal of influencing the witnessu0027s testimony or preventing the witness from providing evidence in an official proceeding

alibi witness

noun

{bc}a witness upon whom a criminal defendant relies in establishing or providing an alibi

character witness

noun

{bc}a person who gives evidence in a legal action concerning the reputation, conduct, and moral nature of a party

Jehovah's Witness

noun

{bc}a member of a group that witness by distributing literature and by personal evangelism to beliefs in the theocratic rule of God, the sinfulness of organized religions and governments, and an imminent millennium

bear witness

idiom

{bc}to show that something exists or is true

be witness to

idiom

{bc}to see (something) happen