witness

/ˈwɪt·nəs/ n [C] (PERSON IN COURT)

Definition

› a person in a law court who promises to tell the truth and answers questions about something that was seen or is known: defense/prosecution witnesses Five witnesses are expected to testify at the trial today.

(Definition of witness n (PERSON IN COURT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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withstand v
witness n PERSON IN COURT
witness n PERSON WHO SEES
witness stand n
witness v BE THE PERSON WHO SEES
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