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Dictionary
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Def: a person who comes to court to testify about what they have seen or know
Example: The witness claimed to have seen two men dumping a female body in a landfill.
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Def: also called 'eyewitness', a person who has seen a crime or an accident happen
Example: Being able to get a witnesses account of the accident as close to when the accident occurred is important.
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| Usage note |
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| Word family |
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eyewitness
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hearing of a witness
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oath of a witness
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witness statement, statement of witness
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summoning of witnesses and experts
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examination of witnesses and experts
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be witness to
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defaulting witness
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| dic_connotations |
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