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• Bearing Witness (Film) — Bearing Witness is a 2005 film by documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple. It follows five women reporters and the challenges they face as they work in Iraq during the Second Gulf War. Molly Bingham is an experienced photographer who was held for… …   Wikipedia

• act of bearing witness — index attestation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• witness — verb To subscribe one s name to a deed, will, or other document, for the purpose of attesting its authenticity, and proving its execution, if required, by bearing witness thereto. See also affirmation attest jurat verification noun …   Black's law dictionary

• witness corner — Survey. a point, marked by a monument, situated at a known distance from and bearing relative to a corner that is used as a reference point but on which it is impossible to place a monument. Cf. corner (def. 10a). [1915 20, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

• witness corner — noun : a post or monument used especially by surveyors as a reference point for the location of an inaccessible corner * * * Survey. a point, marked by a monument, situated at a known distance from and bearing relative to a corner that is used as …   Useful english dictionary

• bearing false witness — noun criminal offense of making false statements under oath • Syn: ↑perjury, ↑lying under oath • Derivationally related forms: ↑perjure (for: ↑perjury) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• lawyer-witness rule — The principle that prohibits an attorney from serving as an advocate and a witness in the same case. Also known as the advocate witness rule, it keeps attorneys from being placed in a situation that could at best create a conflict of interest for …   Law dictionary

• bear witness — verb 1. provide evidence for (Freq. 1) The blood test showed that he was the father Her behavior testified to her incompetence • Syn: ↑testify, ↑prove, ↑evidence, ↑show • …   Useful english dictionary

• Greeks Bearing Gifts (Torchwood) — Doctorwhobox number = 07 serial name = Greeks Bearing Gifts caption = The alien reveals herself to Tosh. show = TW type = episode cast = * John Barrowman – Captain Jack Harkness * Eve Myles – Gwen Cooper * Burn Gorman – Owen Harper * Naoko Mori – …   Wikipedia

• False bearing — False False, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.] 1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …   Universalium