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1 witness
['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.) liudininkas2) (a person who gives evidence, especially in a law court.) liudytojas3) (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.) liudininkas2. verb1) (to see and be present at: This lady witnessed an accident at three o'clock this afternoon.) būti liudininku2) (to sign one's name to show that one knows that (something) is genuine: He witnessed my signature on the new agreement.) paliudyti, patvirtinti•- bear witness -
2 witness-box / witness-stand
noun (the stand from which a witness gives evidence in a court of law.) liudytojo vieta -
3 bear witness
(to give evidence: She will bear witness to his honesty.) paliudyti -
4 cross-examine
verb (in a court of law, to test or check the previous evidence of (a witness) by questioning him.) apklausti kryžminės apklausos būdu -
5 support
[sə'po:t] 1. verb1) (to bear the weight of, or hold upright, in place etc: That chair won't support him / his weight; He limped home, supported by a friend on either side of him.) išlaikyti, palaikyti, paremti2) (to give help, or approval to: He has always supported our cause; His family supported him in his decision.) remti3) (to provide evidence for the truth of: New discoveries have been made that support his theory; The second witness supported the statement of the first one.) paremti4) (to supply with the means of living: He has a wife and four children to support.) išlaikyti2. noun1) (the act of supporting or state of being supported: That type of shoe doesn't give the foot much support; The plan was cancelled because of lack of support; Her job is the family's only means of support; I would like to say a word or two in support of his proposal.) atrama, parama, pritarimas2) (something that supports: One of the supports of the bridge collapsed.) atrama•- supporting
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