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witnessesnoun
Plural form of witness.
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witnesses
In law, a witness is someone who has knowledge about a matter, whether they have sensed it or are testifying on another witnesses' behalf. In law a witness is someone who, either voluntarily or under compulsion, provides testimonial evidence, either oral or written, of what they know or claim to know. In law a witness might be compelled to provide testimony in court, before a grand jury, before an administrative tribunal, before a deposition officer, or in a variety of other legal proceedings. A subpoena is a legal document that commands a person to appear at a proceeding. It is used to compel the testimony of a witness in a trial. Usually, it can be issued by a judge or by the lawyer representing the plaintiff or the defendant in a civil trial or by the prosecutor or the defense attorney in a criminal proceeding, or by a government agency. In many jurisdictions, it is compulsory to comply with the subpoena and either take an oath or solemnly affirm to testify truthfully under penalty of perjury. Although informally a witness includes whoever perceived the event, in law, a witness is different from an informant. A confidential informant is someone who claimed to have witnessed an event or have hearsay information, but whose identity is being withheld from at least one party (typically the criminal defendant). The information from the confidential informant may have been used by a police officer or other official acting as a hearsay witness to obtain a search warrant.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
witnesses
Are certain piles of earth left in digging docks, or other foundations, to judge how many cubic feet of earth have been removed.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of witnesses in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of witnesses in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of witnesses in a Sentence
Correctional Facility inmate Dixon:
The court had to assign me a public defender and the public defender had in his possession the confession, the videotaped confession of Lamar Scott, the eight eyewitnesses' statements, and one of the victims that survived, critically wounded victim, [ who ] told them from his hospital bed that I didn't shoot him, none of these witnesses made it to court. My attorney did not call one single witness. He didn't even give an opening statement to the jury. And all of this evidence existed before trial started.
This incident was not only tragic, but incredibly heartbreaking for the involved family, the community, and Denver Police Department, in order to conduct a comprehensive investigation, we continue to methodically collect evidence, interview witnesses, and review all available recordings, to include the body worn cameras of all involved officers.
The Osundairo brothers were fully prepared to testify in any criminal proceeding in the Jussie Smollett case, following todays decision ending the criminal case against Smollett, Gloria Schmidt no longer represents the Osundairo brothers as trial witnesses in the criminal matter.
Especially Trump trying to intimidate witnesses while they're testifying. What kind of man is this ? that alone is enough for Especially Trump to be viewed as a pariah. I mean think about it.
Today's witnesses, like those who testified last week, are here because they were subpoenaed to appear, not because they are for or against impeachment.
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