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witness, eyewitness

Definition

A witness is someone who has seen or heard something happen. Sometimes the term "eyewitness" is used to emphasize that the person actually saw what happened.

  • During a trial, witnesses tell what they have seen or heard. What the witnesses say helps the judge to decide if the person being accused is guilty or innocent.
  • Witnesses are expected to tell the truth about what they have seen or heard.
  • To witness something means to see it happen.
  • A witness who does not tell the truth about what happened is called a "false witness."

Translation Suggestions

  • The term "witness" or "eyewitness" could be translated with a word or phrase that means, "person-seeing-it" or "the one who saw it happen" or "those who saw and heard