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1 ♦ witness
♦ witness /ˈwɪtnəs/n. [cu]1 (leg.) testimone; teste: to call sb. to witness, chiamare q. a testimone; invocare (leg.: produrre) la testimonianza di q.; hostile witness, teste avverso; God is my witness, Dio mi è testimone; witness for the defence, teste a discarico; testimone a difesa; witness for the prosecution, teste a carico; testimone d'accusa; unreliable witness, testimone inattendibile2 ( anche leg.) testimonianza; dimostrazione; prova: to bear witness, fare (o prestare) testimonianza; His works are a witness to his learning, le sue opere fanno prova della sua erudizione3 testimone; astante; spettatore: Are there any witnesses to the car accident?, ci sono testimoni dell'incidente automobilistico?● witness box, banco dei testimoni □ ( USA) witness stand, banco dei testimoni □ (leg.) witness summons, citazione testimoniale ( nel processo penale) □ to be witness to st., essere presente a qc.; vedere qc. □ to bear witness to (o of) st., testimoniare qc.; essere la prova di qc.; stare a dimostrare qc. □ to call a witness, chiamare (o citare, produrre) un testimone □ eye-witness, testimone oculare □ to give witness on sb. 's behalf (o to bear witness for sb.), testimoniare a favore di q. □ in witness of, a testimonianza di; a conferma di □ (leg.) in witness thereof, in fede di ciò □ to produce witnessess, produrre testimoni.(to) witness /ˈwɪtnəs/v. t. e i.1 essere presente a; assistere a; vedere: to witness an accident, essere presente a un incidente; This plain has witnessed many battles, questa pianura ha visto (o è stata teatro di) molte battaglie2 (leg.) testimoniare; fare da testimone; deporre come teste: to witness against [for] sb., testimoniare contro [a favore di] q.3 esser prova (di); dimostrare; mostrare; tradire: Her drawn face witnessed her sorrow, il suo viso tirato tradiva la sua pena4 (leg.) attestare; sottoscrivere ( un documento) come testimone: to witness a will, sottoscrivere un testamento come testimone● to witness to having seen [heard] st., testimoniare d'avere visto [udito] qc. -
2 witness
I ['wɪtnɪs]1) testimone m. e f. (anche dir.)witness for the prosecution, the defence — testimone a carico, a discarico
to call sb. as a witness — chiamare qcn. a testimoniare
2) (testimony) testimonianza f.II ['wɪtnɪs]to be o bear witness to sth. — deporre su qcs.; fig. essere un segno o una prova di qcs
1) (see) assistere a, essere testimone di [incident, burglary]2) (at official occasion) sottoscrivere (come testimone) [document, treaty]; fare da testimone a [ marriage]3) fig.we are about to witness a transformation of the economy — stiamo per essere testimoni di una trasformazione dell'economia
his hard work has paid off, (as) witness his exam results — il suo duro lavoro ha dato buoni risultati, come testimonia l'esito del suo esame
* * *['witnəs] 1. noun1) (a person who has seen or was present at an event etc and so has direct knowledge of it: Someone must have seen the accident but the police can find no witnesses.) testimone2) (a person who gives evidence, especially in a law court.) testimone3) (a person who adds his signature to a document to show that he considers another signature on the document to be genuine: You cannot sign your will without witnesses.) testimone2. verb1) (to see and be present at: This lady witnessed an accident at three o'clock this afternoon.) essere testimone di2) (to sign one's name to show that one knows that (something) is genuine: He witnessed my signature on the new agreement.) attestare•- bear witness* * *I ['wɪtnɪs]1) testimone m. e f. (anche dir.)witness for the prosecution, the defence — testimone a carico, a discarico
to call sb. as a witness — chiamare qcn. a testimoniare
2) (testimony) testimonianza f.II ['wɪtnɪs]to be o bear witness to sth. — deporre su qcs.; fig. essere un segno o una prova di qcs
1) (see) assistere a, essere testimone di [incident, burglary]2) (at official occasion) sottoscrivere (come testimone) [document, treaty]; fare da testimone a [ marriage]3) fig.we are about to witness a transformation of the economy — stiamo per essere testimoni di una trasformazione dell'economia
his hard work has paid off, (as) witness his exam results — il suo duro lavoro ha dato buoni risultati, come testimonia l'esito del suo esame
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3 prosecution *** pros·ecu·tion n
[ˌprɒsɪ'kjuːʃ(ə)n](Law: act, proceedings) azione f giudiziaria, (accusing side) accusaEnglish-Italian dictionary > prosecution *** pros·ecu·tion n
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4 witness *** wit·ness
['wɪtnɪs]1. n1) (person) testimone m/fwitness for the prosecution/defence — testimone a carico/discarico
2) (evidence) testimonianzato bear witness to sth — (subj: person) testimoniare qc, (thing, result) provare qc
2. vt1) (event, crime) essere testimone di, (change, improvement) constatare2) (attest by signature: document) autenticare3. vi(testify) testimoniareto witness to sth/having seen sth — testimoniare qc/di aver visto qc
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