witness

  • 41Witness —    More than one witness was required in criminal cases (Deut. 17:6; 19:15). They were the first to execute the sentence on the condemned (Deut. 13:9; 17:7; 1 Kings 21:13; Matt. 27:1; Acts 7:57, 58). False witnesses were liable to punishment… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 42witness — Synonyms and related words: TV viewer, accessory, acknowledge, admission, adviser, affidavit, affirm, affirmation, allegation, allege, announce, announcer, annunciator, appear, argue, assertion, asseverate, asseveration, assister, attend, attest …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 43witness — [OE] Witness originally meant ‘knowledge’ or ‘wisdom’; it was simply an abstract noun formed from wit. This was extended via ‘knowledge gained by observation’ to ‘testimony’ in the Old English period, and by the beginning of the Middle English… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 44witness — At a trial two or three witnesses are required to corroborate evidence (Matt. 26:60; Heb. 10:28). They can initiate sentence of death (Deut. 17:7; Acts 7:58). False testimony is severely punished (Deut. 19:16–21). In the NT a witness is one who… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 45witness — wit·ness || wɪtnɪs n. testifier; onlooker, bystander; eye witness; testimony v. look on, see, observe; testify, vouch for, corroborate; be an eye witness; note, notice …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 46Witness —    (Témoin sous surveillance) Witness    Film policier de Peter Weir, avec Harrison Ford (John Book), Kelly McGillis (Rachel Lapp), Josef Sommer (Paul Schaeffer), Lukas Haas (le jeune garçon), Jane Rubes, Alexander Godunov.   Scénario: Earl W.… …

    Dictionnaire mondial des Films

  • 47witness — noun 1》 a person who sees an event take place. 2》 a person giving sworn testimony to a court of law or the police. 3》 a person who is present at the signing of a document and signs it themselves to confirm this. 4》 evidence; proof.     ↘open… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 48witness — 1. noun 1) witnesses claimed that he started the fight Syn: observer, onlooker, eyewitness, spectator, viewer, watcher; bystander, passerby 2) she cross examined the witness Syn: deponent, testifier 2 …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 49witness —   Hō ike, hō ike pa a (as in court).     To witness personally, ike maka.     False witness, hō ike ho upunipuni …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 50witness — Verb: To see or observe. To act as an observer for the purpose of attesting. Noun: One who has observed so as to be able to give an account of something. An individual who has knowledge of a fact or occurrence sufficient to testify in respect to… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary