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['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.) priča2) (a person who gives evidence, especially in a law court.) priča3) (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.) priča2. verb1) (to see and be present at: This lady witnessed an accident at three o'clock this afternoon.) biti priča2) (to sign one's name to show that one knows that (something) is genuine: He witnessed my signature on the new agreement.) overiti•- bear witness* * *I [wítnis]nounpriča; očividec, gledalec; pričevanje; dokaz, spričevalo, potrdilo; (knjigoveštvo) neobrezana stranin witness of — v dokaz, kot potrdilowitness box, American witness stand — klop, prostor za pričo (na sodišču)to call s.o. to witness — poklicati koga kot pričoto bear witness to ( —ali of) — pričati o (čem), potrditi (kaj)to subpoena a witness — poklicati, pozvati pred sodišče kot pričoII [wítnis]transitive verb(iz)pričati, potrditi, dokazati; overiti (podpis ali s podpisom), podpisati (listino) kot priča; biti priča (očividec), prisostvovati (čemu); videti na lastne oči; intransitive verb pričati (against, for ali to proti, za); biti priča, biti za pričoto witness heaven! obsolete bog mi je priča!to witness my poverty! — moja revščina naj mi je priča!to witness to s.th. figuratively izpričati, potrditi kaj
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subpoena — sub·poe·na 1 also sub·pe·na /sə pē nə/ n [Latin sub poena under penalty]: a writ commanding a designated person upon whom it has been served to appear (as in court or before a congressional committee) under a penalty (as a charge of contempt) for … Law dictionary
subpoena duces tecum — subpoena du·ces te·cum / dü səs tē kəm, dyü , sēz ; dü kes tā ˌku̇m/ n [New Latin, under penalty you shall bring with you]: a subpoena that commands the production of specified evidence in a person s possession ◇ Unlike a search warrant, a… … Law dictionary
Subpoena — est un terme juridique du droit anglo saxon. Il s agit d un mot latin entré dans la langue juridique anglaise sous la forme supenna au XVe siècle[1]. Originalement, il s agissait de deux mots latin, sub et poena signifiant, littéralement… … Wikipédia en Français
Subpoena — Subpoena, es un término jurídico usado en el Derecho anglosajón para referirse a una orden, citación o requerimiento de comparecencia ante un órgano gubernamental, por lo general los tribunales de justicia, para la producción de un testimonio… … Wikipedia Español
witness — wit·ness 1 n [Old English witnes knowledge, testimony, witness, from wit mind, sense, knowledge] 1 a: attestation of a fact or event in witness whereof the parties have executed this release b: evidence (as of the authenticity of a conveyance by… … Law dictionary
Subpoena — Sub*p[oe] na, n. [NL., fr. L. sub under + poena punishment. See {Pain}.] (Law) A writ commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the person on whom it is served, under a penalty; the process by which a defendant in equity is commanded… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Subpoena ad testificandum — Subpoena Sub*p[oe] na, n. [NL., fr. L. sub under + poena punishment. See {Pain}.] (Law) A writ commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the person on whom it is served, under a penalty; the process by which a defendant in equity is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Subpoena duces tecum — Subpoena Sub*p[oe] na, n. [NL., fr. L. sub under + poena punishment. See {Pain}.] (Law) A writ commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the person on whom it is served, under a penalty; the process by which a defendant in equity is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subpoena ad testificandum — subpoena ad tes·ti·fi·can·dum / ˌad ˌtes tə fə kan dəm, ˌäd ˌtes tē fē kän ˌdu̇m/: a subpoena that commands a witness to appear and give testimony Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
subpoena ad tes|ti|fi|can|dum — «ad TEHS tuh fuh KAN duhm», Law. a subpoena requiring a person to appear in court as a witness. ╂[< New Latin subpoena ad testificandum (literally) under penalty to testify] … Useful english dictionary
witness order — In the context of employment law, an order issued by an employment tribunal that a certain witness is required to attend a hearing. Failure to attend the tribunal when under a witness order is a criminal offence. An application for a witness… … Law dictionary