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1 witness
n. vittne; ögonvittne; vittnesmål--------v. vara vittne till; vittna om; bevittna; närvara som vittne; vittna, bekräfta* * *['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.) vittne2) (a person who gives evidence, especially in a law court.) vittne3) (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.) vittne2. verb1) (to see and be present at: This lady witnessed an accident at three o'clock this afternoon.) bevittna2) (to sign one's name to show that one knows that (something) is genuine: He witnessed my signature on the new agreement.) intyga, betyga•- bear witness -
2 witness-box / witness-stand
noun (the stand from which a witness gives evidence in a court of law.) vittnesbås -
3 witness against
vittna mot -
4 witness in rebuttal
motbevisande vittne (vittne vars vittnesmål motbevisar den andra sidans påstående i ett åtal) -
5 witness stand
vittnesbås (ställe där personer vittnar i domstolen) -
6 bear witness
ge vittnesbörd* * *(to give evidence: She will bear witness to his honesty.) bära vittnesbörd om, vittna om -
7 eye-witness
noun (a person who sees something (eg a crime) happen: Eye-witnesses were questioned by the police.) ögonvittne -
8 God is my witness
Gud är mitt vittne -
9 adjured a witness
besvärjde ett vittne -
10 adverse witness
ofördelaktigt vittne, vittne som ger ofördelaktiga bevis, vittne som ger bevis som hjälper den motsatta sidan i en rättegång (jur.) -
11 attesting witness
vittnes utsaga om en annan persons identitet -
12 auricular witness
öronvittne -
13 bear false witness
vittna falskt -
14 bear witness to facts
vittna om fakta -
15 character witness
karaktärsvittne -
16 defense witness
försvarsvittne -
17 disavow a witness
visa att ett vittne är opålitligt -
18 evidence from eye witness
bevis från ett ögonvittne -
19 expert witness
sakkunnigt vittne (fackman som ger ett sakkunnigt vittnesmål inom sitt område) -
20 eye witness
ögonvittne
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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
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Witness — Wit ness, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Witnessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Witnessing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To see or know by personal presence; to have direct cognizance of. [1913 Webster] This is but a faint sketch of the incalculable calamities and horrors we … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Witness — Wit ness, v. i. To bear testimony; to give evidence; to testify. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] The men of Belial witnessed against him. 1 Kings xxi. 13. [1913 Webster] The witnessing of the truth was then so generally attended with this event… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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