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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 hostile
['hɒstaɪl] [AE -tl]aggettivo ostile, contrario (to a)* * *1) (unfriendly; warlike: hostile tribesmen.) ostile2) (belonging to an enemy: a hostile army.) nemico3) (showing dislike or opposition to something: a hostile attitude.) ostile•- hostility* * *hostile /ˈhɒstaɪl/A a.ostile; nemico; avverso; contrario: a hostile reception, un'accoglienza ostile; hostile territory, territorio nemico (o ostile)B n.persona ostile; nemico● (fin.) hostile takeover bid, offerta pubblica di acquisto ostile; OPA ostile □ (leg.) hostile witness, «teste ostile» (spec. testimone a discarico che si rivela in realtà sfavorevole)hostilely avv.* * *['hɒstaɪl] [AE -tl]aggettivo ostile, contrario (to a)
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hostile witness — see witness Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. hostile witness n … Law dictionary
hostile witness — hostile or adverse witness A witness who manifests so much hostility or prejudice under examination in chief that the party who has called him, or his representative, is allowed to cross examine him, i.e., to treat him as though he had been… … Black's law dictionary
hostile witness — hostile or adverse witness A witness who manifests so much hostility or prejudice under examination in chief that the party who has called him, or his representative, is allowed to cross examine him, i.e., to treat him as though he had been… … Black's law dictionary
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hostile witness — witness who testifies in a contrary manner to what is expected … English contemporary dictionary
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hostile witness — /ˌhɒstaɪl ˈwɪtnəs/ (say .hostuyl witnuhs) noun Law a witness who deliberately obstructs the party who called them and who therefore may be made subject to cross examination by that party. Also, adverse witness …
hostile witness — noun Law a witness who is antagonistic to the party calling them and, being unwilling to tell the truth, may have to be asked leading questions … English new terms dictionary
hostile witness — A witness who is subject to crossexamination by the party who called him, because of his evident antagonism toward that party as exhibited in his direct examination … Ballentine's law dictionary