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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.
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