witness by the defence

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• witness for the defence — one who testifies for the defense counsel …   English contemporary dictionary

• defence — de‧fence [dɪˈfens] , defense noun [countable] 1. LAW the things that are said in a court of law to try to prove that someone is not guilty of a crime: • I am unhappy about the way my barrister is conducting my defence. 2 …   Financial and business terms

• witness — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 person who sees sth ADJECTIVE ▪ crucial (esp. BrE), key, material, vital (esp. BrE) ▪ As the last person to see her alive, he was a material witness in the case. ▪ independent …   Collocations dictionary

• witness — ▪ 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 …   Financial and business terms

• witness */*/ — I UK [ˈwɪtnəs] / US noun Word forms witness : singular witness plural witnesses 1) a) [countable] someone who sees a crime, accident, or other event happen Witnesses reported hearing two gunshots. witness to: Any witnesses to the incident are… …   English dictionary

• witness*/ — [ˈwɪtnəs] noun [C] I 1) someone who sees a crime, accident, or other event happen Witnesses reported hearing two gunshots.[/ex] Any witnesses to the incident are asked to contact the police.[/ex] Detectives are appealing for witnesses.[/ex] 2)… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• The Seal of Confession —     The Law of the Seal of Confession     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Law of the Seal of Confession     In the Decretum of the Gratian who compiled the edicts of previous councils and the principles of Church law which he published about 1151,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Incarnation —     The Incarnation     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Incarnation     I. The Fact of the Incarnation     (1) The Divine Person of Jesus Christ     A. Old Testament Proofs     B. New Testament Proofs     C. Witness of Tradition     (2) The Human… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Church —     The Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church     The term church (Anglo Saxon, cirice, circe; Modern German, Kirche; Sw., Kyrka) is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia (ecclesia), the term by which… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• witness statement — Statement by a witness to the case supporting the claim or defence. The witness will have to declare (usually by signing the statement) that what he says in the witness statement is true. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and… …   Law dictionary

• The Smiling, Proud Wanderer — (zh tsp|t=笑傲江湖|s=笑傲江湖|p=xiào ào jiāng hú) is a 1967 Chinese language wuxia novel written by Louis Cha, who was better known as Jinyong.The term Xiao Ao Jiang Hu (笑傲江湖) means to live a carefree life in a mundane world of strife. An alternative… …   Wikipedia