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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.

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.

Types[edit]

A percipient witness (or eyewitness) is one with knowledge obtained through their own senses (e.g., visual perception, hearing, smell, touch). That perception might be either with the unaided human sense or with the aid of an instrument, such as microscope or stethoscope.

A hearsay witness is one who testifies about what someone else said or wrote. In most court proceedings there are many limitations on when hearsay evidence is admissible. Such limitations do not apply to grand jury investigations, many administrative proceedings, and may not apply to declarations used in support of an arrest or search warrant. Also some types of statements are not deemed to be hearsay and are not subject to such limitations.

An expert witness is one who allegedly has specialized knowledge relevant to the matter of interest, which knowledge purportedly helps to either make sense of other evidence,^[1] including other testimony, documentary evidence or physical evidence (e.g., a fingerprint). An expert witness may or may not also be a percipient witness, as in a doctor or may or may not have treated the victim of an accident or crime.

A character witness testifies about the personality of a defendant if it helps to solve the crime in question.^[1]

A crown witness is one who incriminates former accomplices in a crime who following receive either a lower sentence, immunity or also a protection of themselves or/and their family by the court. After they have provided the court with their testimony they often enter into a witness protection program.^[2]

A secret witness or anonymous witness is one whose identity is kept secret by the court.^[3]

Calling a witness[edit]

In a court proceeding, a witness may be called (requested to testify) by either the prosecution or the defense. The side that calls the witness first asks questions in what is called direct examination. The opposing side then may ask their own questions in what is called cross-examination. In some cases, redirect examination may be used by the side that called the witness but usually only to contradict specific testimony from the cross-examination.

Recalling a witness means calling a witness, who has already given testimony in a proceeding, to give further testimony. A court may give leave to a party to recall a witness only to give evidence about a matter adduced by another party if the second party’s testimony contradicts evidence given by the original witness on direct examination.

Testimony[edit]

Witnesses are usually permitted to testify only what they experienced first-hand. In most cases, they may not testify about something they were told (hearsay). That restriction does not apply to expert witnesses, but they may testify only in the area of their expertise.

Reliability[edit]

Although eyewitness testimony is often assumed to be more reliable than circumstantial evidence, studies have established that individual, separate witness testimony is often flawed.^[4] Mistaken eyewitness identification may result from such factors as faulty observation and recollection, or bias, or may involve a witness’s knowingly giving false testimony. If several people witness a crime, it is possible to look for commonalities in their testimony, which are more likely to represent events as they occurred, although differences are to be expected and don’t of themselves indicate dishonesty. Witness identification will help investigators get an idea of what a criminal suspect looks like, but eyewitness recollection include mistaken or misleading elements.^[5]

One study involved an experiment, in which subjects acted as jurors in a criminal case. Jurors heard a description of a robbery-murder, a prosecution argument, and then an argument for the defense. Some jurors heard only circumstantial evidence; others heard from a clerk who claimed to identify the defendant. In the former case, 18% percent found the defendant guilty, but in the latter case, 72% found the defendant guilty (Loftus 1988).^[6]

Police lineups in which the eyewitness picks out a suspect from a group of people in the police station are often grossly suggestive, and they give the false impression that the witness remembered the suspect. In another study, students watched a staged crime. An hour later they looked through photos. A week later they were asked to pick the suspect out of lineups. 8% of the people in the lineups were mistakenly identified as criminals. 20% of the innocent people whose photographs were included were mistakenly identified.^[7]

Weapon focus effects in which the presence of a weapon impairs memory for surrounding details is also an issue.

Another study looked at 65 cases of «erroneous criminal convictions of innocent people.» In 45% of the cases, eyewitness mistakes were responsible.^[8]

The formal study of eyewitness memory is usually undertaken within the broader category of cognitive processes, the different ways in which we make sense of the world around us. That is done by employing the mental skills at one’s disposal like thinking, perception, memory, awareness, reasoning, and judgment. Although cognitive processes can be only inferred and cannot be seen directly, they all have very important practical implications within a legal context.

If one were to accept that the way people think, perceive, reason, and judge is not always perfect, it becomes easier to understand why cognitive processes and the factors influencing the processes are studied by psychologists in matters of law, one being the grave implications that this imperfection can have within the criminal justice system.

The study of witness memory has dominated the realm of investigation. As Huff and Rattner^[9] note, the single most important factor contributing to wrongful conviction is eyewitness misidentification.^[10]

Credibility[edit]

A credible witness is a person who acts as a witness, including through giving testimony in court, whose testimony is perceived as truthful and believable.^[11]^[12] Other witnesses may be perceived as less credible, or to have no credibility.^[13] Assessment of credibility is made of each witness, and is not affected by the number of witnesses who testify.^[14] Several factors affect witnesses’ credibility. Generally, witnesses are perceived as more credible when they are perceived as more accurate and less suggestible.^[15]^[16]

At common law, the term could be used in relation to the giving of testimony, or for the witnessing of documents.^[17] In modern English law, a credible witness is one who is not «speaking from hearsay.»^[18] In Scottish law, a credible witness is one «whose credibility commends itself to the presiding magistrate … the trustworthiness» of whom is good.^[18]

Witnessing of wills and documents[edit]

Credible witnesses must be used to give meaning or existence to certain types of legal documents. For example, in most common law jurisdictions, at least two witnesses must sign their names to a will in order to verify that it was executed by the testator. In Canadian law, a credible witness to a Will means a witness who is not incapacitated by mental deficiency, conflict of interest, or crime.^[18]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b «Discovery». www.justice.gov. 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
^ «Good practices for the protection of witnesses in criminal proceedings involving organized crime» (PDF). United Nations. 2008. p. 19. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
^ «Witness protection and anonymity | The Crown Prosecution Service». www.cps.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
^ «APA PsycNet». psycnet.apa.org. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
^ Ebbesen, Ebbe B.; Rienick, Cynthia B. (1998). «Retention interval and eyewitness memory for events and personal identifying attributes». Journal of Applied Psychology. 83 (5): 745–762. doi:10.1037/0021-9010.83.5.745. PMID 9806014.
^ Loftus, Belinda; Coppock, Christopher (1988). «Bridging the Gulf». Circa (38): 25–28. doi:10.2307/25557277. ISSN 0263-9475. JSTOR 25557277.
^ «University of Nebraska Center for Great Plains Studies». Plains Anthropologist. 22 (75): 50. February 1977. doi:10.1080/2052546.1977.11908818. ISSN 0032-0447.
^ Convicting the Innocent: Sixty-Five Actual Errors of Criminal Justice by Borchard, pg 367
^ «NCJRS Abstract — National Criminal Justice Reference Service». www.ncjrs.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
^ Huff, C. Ronald; Rattner, Arye; Sagarin, Edward; MacNamara, Donal E. J. (5 September 2016). «Guilty Until Proved Innocent: Wrongful Conviction and Public Policy». Crime & Delinquency. 32 (4): 518–544. doi:10.1177/0011128786032004007. S2CID 145281693.
^ Dowd, Rebecca; Hunter, Jill; Liddell, Belinda; McAdam, Jane; Nickerson, Angela; Bryant, Richard (11 July 2018). «Filling Gaps and Verifying Facts: Assumptions and Credibility Assessment in the Australian Refugee Review Tribunal». International Journal of Refugee Law. 30 (1): 71–103. doi:10.1093/ijrl/eey017.
^ Hill, Gerald N. (2002). The people’s law dictionary : taking the mystery out of legal language. New York, NY: MJF Books. ISBN 9781567315530.
^ Tenney, Elizabeth R.; MacCoun, Robert J.; Spellman, Barbara A.; Hastie, Reid (January 2007). «Calibration Trumps Confidence as a Basis for Witness Credibility». Psychological Science. 18 (1): 46–50. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01847.x. PMID 17362377. S2CID 10464801.
^ Lehman, Jeffrey; Phelps, Shirelle (2005). West’s Encyclopedia of American Law. Detroit: Thomson/Gale. p. 407. ISBN 9780787663773.
^ Newcombe, Peter A.; Bransgrove, Jennifer (July 2007). «Perceptions of witness credibility: Variations across age». Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. 28 (4): 318–331. doi:10.1016/j.appdev.2007.04.003.
^ Leippe, Michael R.; Manion, Andrew P.; Romanczyk, Ann (August 1992). «Eyewitness persuasion: How and how well do fact finders judge the accuracy of adults’ and children’s memory reports?». Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 63 (2): 181–197. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.63.2.181.
^ Wong, Anna (2020). «Looks Can Be Deceiving: The Irrelevance of Demeanour in Witness Assessments». Criminal Law Quarterly. 68.
^ ^a ^b ^c Words and phrases legally defined, Vol. 1 (3rd ed.). London: Butterworths. 1988. p. 373-374. ISBN 9780406080431.

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Источник

свидетель, свидетельство, очевидец, свидетельствовать, видеть

существительное ↓

- свидетель, очевидец

the witnesses of the accident — очевидцы аварии

- свидетель (особ. в суде)

- юр. лицо, присутствующее при оформлении сделки, завещания, подписании брачного контракта и т. п.

attesting /subscribing/ witness, witness to a signature — лицо, заверяющее чью-л. подпись; свидетель подписи (на завещании, обязательстве)

- свидетельское показание; свидетельство

to give witness — давать свидетельские показания; свидетельствовать
to bear witness (of, to) — свидетельствовать; давать свидетельские показания
he bore witness in the murder case — он давал показания по делу об убийстве
to bear smb. witness — а) подтвердить чьи-л. слова; б) засвидетельствовать чей-л. поступок
in witness of /whereof/ … — юр. в удостоверение чего …

- признак, подтверждение, свидетельство, доказательство

my clothes are a witness to my poverty — моя одежда говорит /свидетельствует/ о бедности

- пример

глагол ↓

- быть свидетелем, очевидцем (чего-л.); видеть (что-л.)

to witness an accident — быть очевидцем аварии

- свидетельствовать; служить признаком, доказательством

her pale face witnessed the agitation she felt — её бледность говорила о сильном волнении, которое она испытывала

- быть местом или временем совершения чего-л.

the area has witnessed many a battle — эта местность видела много сражений

- юр. быть свидетелем при оформлении документа, заверять (подпись и т. п.) в качестве свидетеля

to witness a will — засвидетельствовать завещание; заверить подпись на завещании
witnessed — «заверено», «удостоверено»

- давать свидетельские показания, выступать свидетелем (в суде и т. п.)

to witness against [for] smb. — давать показания против [в защиту] кого-л.
he witnessed to having seen the man enter the building — он показал, что видел, как этот человек вошёл в дом

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

to bear testimony / witness — свидетельствовать, показывать
witness box — место в суде, где сидят свидетели
to call as witness — вызывать в качестве свидетеля
a competent witness — дееспособный свидетель
to criminate witness — оговаривать свидетеля
witness custody — взятие под стражу свидетеля
to accredit a witness — объявить свидетеля заслуживающим доверия
to impeach a witness — оспаривать свидетельское показание
imputation against a witness — дискредитация свидетеля
witness of inquest — понятой

Примеры с переводом

Who witnessed his signing the documents?

Кто видел, как он подписывал эти документы?

The defense called only one witness.

Защита вызвала только одного свидетеля.

My friend here was a witness of the accident.

Вот мой друг был очевидцем происшествия.

Several people witnessed the accident.

Несколько человек стали свидетелями этой аварии.

A surprise witness cleared him of the crime.

Неожиданный свидетель снял с него подозрение в совершении преступления.

Europe witnessed many wars.

Европа не раз была ареной войн.

His actions witness to his trustworthiness.

Его действия свидетельствуют о том, что ему можно доверять.

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

His aunt and uncle were witnesses at his baptism.

Her description tied in with that of the other witness.

…a third, supernumerary witness to the signing of the will…

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Возможные однокоренные слова

wit — остроумие, ум, остряк, разум, знать, ведать
witless — глупый, безмозглый, слабоумный

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: witness
he/she/it: witnesses
ing ф. (present participle): witnessing
2-я ф. (past tense): witnessed
3-я ф. (past participle): witnessed

noun
ед. ч.(singular): witness
мн. ч.(plural): witnesses

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Noun

The defense called its first witness to the stand.

a witness for the defense

His aunt and uncle were witnesses at his baptism.

There must be two witnesses present when she signs the document.

Verb

Several people witnessed the accident.

We are witnessing a historic moment.

He witnessed the signing of her will.

Recent Examples on the Web

Prosecutor Christopher Conroy provided a schedule for handing over to the defense discovery documents such as grand jury witness testimony and noted the urgency of the matter.

—Ann E. Marimow, Rosalind S. Helderman And Josh Dawsey, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Apr. 2023

In the press release, OPD says a witness saw Shepherd jump out of the vehicle.

—Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023

Without a statement from Quinn, Theil said prosecutors might have filed criminal charges if there were a witness or video.

—Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2023

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—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2023

Cohen also met with prosecutors in the lead-up to last week’s indictment and is expected to be a key witness if the case goes to trial.

—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2023

Rafferty agreed to plead guilty last month to a conspiracy charge and will serve as a witness in Pigsley’s prosecution.

—Mike Damiano, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Apr. 2023

After federal prosecutors declined to file charges against Trump in the hush money case, a former law enforcement official told The Associated Press that prosecutors harbored concerns over the reliability of Cohen as a witness.

—Alanna Durkin Richer, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2023

Briggs said the state’s case is built on the statements of a witness who has a violent past and isn’t reliable.

—Joel Umanzor, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2023

Even people who love squirrels might have been unnerved at what Philo Romayne Hoy, a doctor and amateur naturalist in Racine, Wis., witnessed in the autumn of 1842: thousands of squirrels scurrying across the landscape in an unbroken wave.

—John Kelly, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2023

Want to witness the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris?

—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 8 Apr. 2023

Expect to witness a flood of ETH into the market.

—Robert Stevens, Fortune Crypto, 8 Apr. 2023

One year from Saturday, Ohioans will be able to witness a once-in-a-lifetime event.

—Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2023

Two days later, the Mitchell crew was present in the stands to witness Garrett’s first career home run in a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023

Over the past few weeks it’s been mortifying, amusing and ultimately inspiring to witness the almost real-time reactions of the Cure’s founder/frontman Robert Smith to the hell-on-earth that is the concert-ticket purchasing process — and roll up his sleeves and do something about it.

—Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Apr. 2023

Arriving in Marseille in mid-August, 1940, determined to help those in danger after witnessing the abuse of Jews in Berlin in 1935, Fry had to battle not only the French authorities and Nazi ideology, but also his own risk-averse United States Consulate in Marseille.

—Roger Cohen, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2023

The reading would usually be chanted, with different voices taking the parts of the narrator, Christ, and other speakers, especially the crowd of people described as witnessing his trial, with the congregation still holding their palm branches.

—Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2023

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Источник

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witness

WITNESS, WITNESS TO

Переходный глагол witness означает ‘быть свидетелем, присутствовать при чем-л.’: to witness an accident. Witness to имеет несколько значений: 1) ‘свидетельствовать о чем-л. – давать показания’: to witness to an accident; 2) ‘свидетельствовать о чем-л. – подтверждать, служить свидетельством чего-л.’ (о предметах, явлениях): to wit ness to the correctness of the method.

Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > witness
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witness

witness [ˊwɪtnəs]

1) очеви́дец

3) понято́й

4) доказа́тельство, свиде́тельство (to, of);

in witness of smth. в доказа́тельство чего́-л.

1) быть свиде́телем (чего-л.); ви́деть;

2) дава́ть показа́ния (against, for)

4) свиде́тельствовать; служи́ть ули́кой, доказа́тельством

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > witness
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witness

Персональный Сократ > witness
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witness

Англо-русский юридический словарь > witness
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witness

[ˈwɪtnɪs]

adverse witness свидетель, предубежденный против выставившей его стороны attesting witness свидетель witness доказательство, свидетельство (to, of); to bear witness to (или of) свидетельствовать, удостоверять; in witness (of smth.) в доказательство (чего-л.) bring forward a witness выставлять свидетеля call a witness вызывать свидетеля witness свидетель (особ. в суде); to call to witness ссылаться на; призывать в свидетели challenge a witness давать отвод свидетелю competence as a witness правомочность выступать свидетелем competency to witness правомочность давать свидетельские показания competent witness правомочный свидетель compromise witness компрометировать свидетеля defence witness свидетель защиты detrimental witness вредный свидетель eligibility as a witness право быть свидетелем witness быть свидетелем (чего-л.); видеть; Europe witnessed many wars Европа не раз была ареной войн examine a witness допрашивать свидетеля expert witness квалифицированный свидетель expert witness экспертный свидетель false witness лжесвидетель hostile witness юр. свидетель, предубежденный против выставившей ее стороны hostile witness юр. свидетель противоположной стороны identifying witness свидетель для опознания impartial witness беспристрастный свидетель impartial witness объективный свидетель impeach a witness усомниться в показаниях свидетеля witness доказательство, свидетельство (to, of); to bear witness to (или of) свидетельствовать, удостоверять; in witness (of smth.) в доказательство (чего-л.) in witness в подтверждение notarial witness нотариальное засвидетельствование prime witness основное свидетельское показание prime witness основной свидетель principal witness главный свидетель skilled witness свидетель-эксперт state’s witness государственный свидетель suborn a witness подстрекать свидетеля к даче ложных показаний subscribing witness свидетель, давший подписку witness быть очевидцем witness быть свидетелем (чего-л.); видеть; Europe witnessed many wars Европа не раз была ареной войн witness быть свидетелем witness выступать свидетелем witness давать показания (against, for) witness давать свидетельские показания witness доказательство, свидетельство (to, of); to bear witness to (или of) свидетельствовать, удостоверять; in witness (of smth.) в доказательство (чего-л.) witness доказательство witness заверять (подпись и т. п.); to witness a document заверить документ witness заверять подпись witness очевидец witness понятой witness свидетель (особ. в суде); to call to witness ссылаться на; призывать в свидетели witness свидетель witness свидетельское показание witness свидетельство witness свидетельствовать; служить уликой, доказательством witness свидетельствовать witness служить доказательством witness for defence свидетель защиты witness for plaintiff свидетель со стороны истца witness for prosecution свидетель обвинения witness in legal proceedings свидетель при рассмотрении дела в суде witness in sheriff’s proceedings свидетель в суде шерифа witness to a will заверять подпись на завещании witness to signature лицо, заверяющее подлинность подписи на документе

English-Russian short dictionary > witness
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witness

1. n свидетель, очевидец

2. n свидетельское показание; свидетельство

to give witness — давать свидетельские показания; свидетельствовать

to bear witness — свидетельствовать; давать свидетельские показания

3. n признак, подтверждение, свидетельство, доказательство

4. n пример

5. v быть свидетелем, очевидцем; видеть

6. v свидетельствовать; служить признаком, доказательством

7. v юр. быть свидетелем при оформлении документа, заверять в качестве свидетеля

to witness a will — засвидетельствовать завещание; заверить подпись на завещании

8. v давать свидетельские показания, выступать свидетелем

Синонимический ряд:

2. sign (noun) index; indication; indicator; mark; sign; signification; stamp; symptom; token

3. spectator (noun) beholder; by-sitter; bystander; eyewitness; looker-on; observer; onlooker; spectator; stander-by; viewer; watcher

4. testimony (noun) attestation; confirmation; deposition; evidence; proof; testament; testimonial; testimony

5. affirm (verb) affirm; attest; aver; bear witness; certify; vouch

7. mark (verb) announce; argue; bespeak; betoken; indicate; mark; point to; testify; vouch for

8. see (verb) behold; look at; note; notice; observe; perceive; see; watch

Антонимический ряд:

deny; ignoramus; ignorance; incognizance; invalidation; participant; refutation

English-Russian base dictionary > witness
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witness

ˈwɪtnɪs
1. сущ.
1) а) свидетель( особ. в суде), очевидец to bear false witness ≈ давать ложные показания to cross-examine a witness ≈ осуществить перекрестный допрос свидетеля to examine, interrogate, question a witness ≈ допросить свидетеля to hear witnesses ≈ выслушать очевидцев to interview witnesss ≈ опросить очевидцев to swear in a witness ≈ давать клятву о подлинности свидетельств false witness ≈ лжесвидетель witness protection program ≈ амер.;
юр. защита свидетелей б) понятой Syn: spectator
2) доказательство, свидетельство (to, of) to bear witness to/of ≈ свидетельствовать, удостоверять competent witness ≈ компетентное свидетельство credible witness ≈ доказательство, заслуживающе доверия defense witness ≈ свидетельство в защиту expert witness ≈ мнение специалиста reliable witness ≈ надежное доказательство a witness against ≈ свидетельство против кого-л. a witness against one’s former accomplices ≈ показания против бывших сообщников
2. гл.
1) видеть, быть свидетелем( чего-л.) Who witnessed his signing the documents? ≈ Кто видел, как он подписывал эти документы? Syn: see
2) свидетельствовать, давать показания( against, for)
3) заверять( документ)
4) служить доказательством His actions witness to his trustworthiness. ≈ Его действия свидетельствуют о том, что ему можно доверять. Syn: bear witness
свидетель, очевидец — the *es of the accident очевидцы аварии свидетель (особ. в суде) — to call as a * вызывать в качестве свидетеля — to call to * призывать в свидетели — god is my * that видит Бог, что… — swearing of a * приведение свидетеля к присяге — * for the defence свидетель защиты — * for the crown /for the prosecution, against the accused/ свидетель обвинения — hostile * свидетель противной стороны — false * лжесвидетель — to hear /to examine/ a * допрашивать свидетеля — to challenge a * отводить свидетеля (юридическое) лицо, присутствующее при оформлении сделки, завещания, подписания брачного контракта и т. п. — attesting /subscribing/ *,* to a signature лицо, заверяющее чью-л. подпись;
свидетель подписи( на завещании, обязательстве) свидетельское показание;
свидетельство — to give * давать свидетельские показания;
свидетельствовать — to bear * (of, to) свидетельствовать;
давать свидетельские показания — he bore * in the murder case он давал показания по делу об убийстве — to bear smb. * подтвердить чьи-л. слова;
засвидетельствовать чей-л. поступок — in * of /whereof/… (юридическое) в удостоверение чего… признак, подтверждение, свидетельство, доказательство — my clothes are a * to my poverty моя одежда говорит /свидетельствует/ о бедности пример быть свидетелем, очевидцем (чего-л.) ;
видеть (что-л.) — to * an accident быть очевидцем аварии свидетельствовать;
служить признаком, доказательством — her pale face *ed the agitation she felt ее бледность говорила о сильном волнении, которое она испытывала быть местом или временем совершения чего-л. — the area has *ed many a battle эта местность видела много сражений (юридическое) быть свидетелем при оформлении документа, заверять (подпись и т. п.) в качестве свидетеля — to * a will засвидетельствовать завещание;
заверить подпись на завещании — «*ed» «заверено», «удостоверено» давать свидетельские показания, выступать свидетелем (в суде и т. п.) — to * against smb. давать показания против кого-л. — he *ed to having seen the man enter the building он показал, что видел, как этот человек вошел в дом
adverse ~ свидетель, предубежденный против выставившей его стороны
attesting ~ свидетель
~ доказательство, свидетельство (to, of) ;
to bear witness to (или of) свидетельствовать, удостоверять;
in witness (of smth.) в доказательство( чего-л.)
bring forward a ~ выставлять свидетеля
call a ~ вызывать свидетеля
~ свидетель (особ. в суде) ;
to call to witness ссылаться на;
призывать в свидетели
challenge a ~ давать отвод свидетелю
competence as a ~ правомочность выступать свидетелем
competency to ~ правомочность давать свидетельские показания
competent ~ правомочный свидетель
compromise ~ компрометировать свидетеля
defence ~ свидетель защиты
detrimental ~ вредный свидетель
eligibility as a ~ право быть свидетелем
~ быть свидетелем (чего-л.) ;
видеть;
Europe witnessed many wars Европа не раз была ареной войн
examine a ~ допрашивать свидетеля
expert ~ квалифицированный свидетель expert ~ экспертный свидетель
false ~ лжесвидетель
hostile ~ юр. свидетель, предубежденный против выставившей ее стороны hostile ~ юр. свидетель противоположной стороны
identifying ~ свидетель для опознания
impartial ~ беспристрастный свидетель impartial ~ объективный свидетель
impeach a ~ усомниться в показаниях свидетеля
~ доказательство, свидетельство (to, of) ;
to bear witness to (или of) свидетельствовать, удостоверять;
in witness (of smth.) в доказательство (чего-л.) in ~ в подтверждение
notarial ~ нотариальное засвидетельствование
prime ~ основное свидетельское показание prime ~ основной свидетель
principal ~ главный свидетель
skilled ~ свидетель-эксперт
state’s ~ государственный свидетель
suborn a ~ подстрекать свидетеля к даче ложных показаний
subscribing ~ свидетель, давший подписку
witness быть очевидцем ~ быть свидетелем (чего-л.) ;
видеть;
Europe witnessed many wars Европа не раз была ареной войн ~ быть свидетелем ~ выступать свидетелем ~ давать показания (against, for) ~ давать свидетельские показания ~ доказательство, свидетельство (to, of) ;
to bear witness to (или of) свидетельствовать, удостоверять;
in witness (of smth.) в доказательство (чего-л.) ~ доказательство ~ заверять (подпись и т. п.) ;
to witness a document заверить документ ~ заверять подпись ~ очевидец ~ понятой ~ свидетель (особ. в суде) ;
to call to witness ссылаться на;
призывать в свидетели ~ свидетель ~ свидетельское показание ~ свидетельство ~ свидетельствовать;
служить уликой, доказательством ~ свидетельствовать ~ служить доказательством
~ for defence свидетель защиты
~ for plaintiff свидетель со стороны истца
~ for prosecution свидетель обвинения
~ in legal proceedings свидетель при рассмотрении дела в суде
~ in sheriff’s proceedings свидетель в суде шерифа
~ to a will заверять подпись на завещании
~ to signature лицо, заверяющее подлинность подписи на документе

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > witness
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witness

1. [ʹwıtnıs]

1. 1) свидетель, очевидец

God is my witness that — видит бог, что…

witness for the crown /for the prosecution, against the accused/ — свидетель обвинения

to hear /to examine/ a witness — допрашивать свидетеля

3)

лицо, присутствующее при оформлении сделки, завещания, подписании брачного контракта

attesting /subscribing/ witness, witness to a signature — лицо, заверяющее чью-л. подпись; свидетель подписи ()

2. свидетельское показание; свидетельство

to give witness — давать свидетельские показания; свидетельствовать

to bear witness (of, to) — свидетельствовать; давать свидетельские показания

he bore witness in the murder case — он давал показания по делу об убийстве

to bear smb. witness — а) подтвердить чьи-л. слова; б) засвидетельствовать чей-л. поступок

in witness of /whereof/… — в удостоверение чего…

3. признак, подтверждение, свидетельство, доказательство

my clothes are a witness to my poverty — моя одежда говорит /свидетельствует/ о бедности

4. пример

2. [ʹwıtnıs]

1. быть свидетелем, очевидцем (); видеть (

)

2. свидетельствовать; служить признаком, доказательством

her pale face witnessed the agitation she felt — её бледность говорила о сильном волнении, которое она испытывала

3. быть местом временем совершения чего-л.

the area has witnessed many a battle — эта местность видела много сражений

4.

быть свидетелем при оформлении документа, заверять () в качестве свидетеля

to witness a will — засвидетельствовать завещание; заверить подпись на завещании

❝witnessed❞ — «заверено», «удостоверено»

5. давать свидетельские показания, выступать свидетелем ()

to witness against [for] smb. — давать показания против [в защиту] кого-л.

he witnessed to having seen the man enter the building — он показал, что видел, как этот человек вошёл в дом

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witness

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witness

[‘wɪtnəs]
1.

сущ.

1)

а) свидетель, очевидец

to examine / interrogate / question a witness — допросить свидетеля

Syn:

2) доказательство, свидетельство

in witness of smth. — в доказательство чего-л.

2.

гл.

Syn:

2) свидетельствовать, давать показания

3)

юр.

быть свидетелем при оформлении документа, заверять

4) служить доказательством

His actions witness to his trustworthiness. — Его действия свидетельствуют о том, что ему можно доверять.

Syn:

Europe witnessed many wars. — Европа не раз была ареной войн.

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witness

2) свидетельское показание, свидетельство

•

— compel smb. to give witness testimony

быть свидетелем,

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witness

являться свидетелем; свидетель

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witness

1) свидетель (особ. в суде); to call to witness ссылаться на; призывать в свидетели

2) очевидец

3) понятой

4) доказательство, свидетельство (to, of); to bear witness to (или of) свидетельствовать, удостоверять; in witness of smth. в доказательство чего-л.

Syn:

spectator

1) быть свидетелем (чего-л.); видеть; Europe witnessed many wars Европа не раз была ареной войн

2) давать показания (against, for)

3) заверять (подпись и т. п.); to witness a document заверить документ

4) свидетельствовать; служить уликой, доказательством

Syn:

see

* * *

1 (n) очевидец; свидетель

2 (v) засвидетельствовать; свидетельствовать

* * *

1) свидетель, очевидец 2) быть свидетелем, видеть

* * *

[wit·ness || ‘wɪtnɪs]
очевидец, свидетель, понятой, заверитель, доказательство, свидетельство
видеть, свидетельствовать, служить доказательством, служить уликой, быть свидетелем, заверять, засвидетельствовать, давать показания

* * *

доказательство

засвидетельствовать

очевидец

пример

свидетель

свидетельница

свидетельства

свидетельство

удостоверить

удостоверять

улика

улику

* * *

1. сущ.
1) а) свидетель (особ. в суде)
б) понятой
2) доказательство, свидетельство (to, of)
2. гл.
1) видеть, быть свидетелем (чего-л.)
2) свидетельствовать, давать показания (against, for)
3) заверять (документ)

Новый англо-русский словарь > witness
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witness

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witness

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witness

1.

n

свиде́тель

м

, очеви́дец

м

— bear witness
2.

v

быть свиде́телем, ви́деть

The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > witness
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witness

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witness
1. очевидец (аварии)
2. заверять
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witness

[‘wɪtnɪs]

1) свидетель; очевидец

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Источник

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

(archaic) witnesse

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English witnesse, from Old English ġewitnes, equivalent to wit +‎ -ness. Cognate with Middle Dutch wetenisse (“witness, testimony”), Old High German gewiznessi (“testimony”), literary German gewissen (“to witness”), Icelandic vitni (“witness”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈwɪtnəs/, /ˈwɪtnɪs/
Rhymes: -ɪtnəs, -ɪtnɪs
Hyphenation: wit‧ness

Noun[edit]

witness (countable and uncountable, plural witnesses)

(uncountable) Attestation of a fact or event; testimony.

She can bear witness, since she was there at the time.
- c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii]:
  
  May we, with the warrant of womanhood and the witness of a good conscience, pursue him with any further revenge?
- 1959, Alexander MacLaren, Expositions of holy scripture‎^[1], volume 6:
  
  We have as much witness from heaven as we need.
- 1999, Nettie Becker, Paul Becker, A Comprehensive Guide for Caregivers in Day-care Settings‎^[2]:
  
  On another corner, stands an old style tenement building, whose dirty grey facade bears as much witness to the volume of exhaust fumes from millions of passing cars as it does to the age of the dwelling.
- 2002, Charles E. Scott, The Lives of Things‎^[3], page 125:
  
  Nor do the formation and articulation of such knowledge themselves bear much witness to Geist.
- 2008, Jeremiah Burroughs, C. Matthew McMahon, Therese B. McMahon, The Excellency of Holy Courage in Evil Times‎^[4], page 100:
  
  Fleeing is giving witness, and those that plead against it are loath to give so much witness
- 2014, James Tarter, God’s Word to the United States: The Book of Obadiah‎^[5]:
  
  Ob. 16 can show that every nation will get at least this much witness
(countable) One who sees or has personal knowledge of something.

As a witness to the event, I can confirm that he really said that.
- c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii]:
  
  […] thyself art witness— I am betrothed.
- c. 1786, Robert Hall, A Reverie:
  
  Upon my looking round, I was a witness to appearances which filled me with melancholy and regret.
(countable, law) Someone called to give evidence in a court.

The witness for the prosecution did not seem very credible.
- 1961 November, “Talking of Trains: Derailment near Holmes Chapel”, in Trains Illustrated, page 652:
  
  From the evidence of witnesses and of the recorded passing times, including the time at which the circuit breakers were tripped when the wires were brought down, the train was travelling at a speed of not less than 70 m.p.h.
(countable) One who is called upon to witness an event or action, such as a wedding or the signing of a document.

The bridesmaid and best man at a wedding typically serve as the witnesses.
(countable) Something that serves as evidence; a sign or token.

Derived terms[edit]

character witness
expert witness
eyewitness
fact witness
key witness
principal witness
witness cam
witness camera

Translations[edit]

attestation of a fact or event

Aghwan: 𐔰𐕄𐔰𐔾 (aḳal), 𐕢𐕒𐕡𐔾𐔰𐔺𐔲𐔰𐕎 (pulaygan)
Arabic: شَهَادَة‎ (ar) f (šahāda)
Armenian: վկայություն (hy) (vkayutʿyun)
Bactrian: οιγαλφο (oigalfo)
Belarusian: пасве́дчанне n (pasvjédčannje), пасьве́дчаньне n (pasʹvjédčanʹnje)
Bulgarian: свиде́телство (bg) n (svidételstvo)
Catalan: testimoni (ca) m, testimoniatge m, atestat (accident de cotxe) m
Chinese:

Mandarin: 證人／证人 (zh) (zhèngrén)
Czech: svědectví (cs) n
Dutch: getuigenis (nl)
Ewe: ɖaseɖiɖi
Finnish: todistus (fi)
French: témoignage (fr) m
Georgian: მტკიცებულება (mṭḳicebuleba)
German: Zeugnis (de) n
Hindi: गवाही (hi) f (gavāhī), साक्ष्य (hi) m (sākṣya)
Hungarian: tanúság (hu), tanúságtétel
Indonesian: saksi (id)
Irish: fianaise f
Italian: testimonianza (it) f
Japanese: 証人 (ja) (しょうにん, shōnin), 証 (ja) (あかし, akashi)
Korean: 증인(証人) (ko) (jeung’in)
Latin: testimōnium
Norman: têmoignage m
Old English: ġewitnes f
Polish: świadectwo (pl) n
Portuguese: testemunho (pt) m
Russian: свиде́тельство (ru) n (svidételʹstvo)
Scottish Gaelic: fianais f
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: сведоча́нство n, свједоча́нство n

Roman: svedočánstvo (sh) n, svjedočánstvo (sh) n
Slovak: svedectvo n
Spanish: testimonio (es) m
Swahili: shahidi (sw)
Swedish: vittnesmål (sv) n
Thai: พยาน (th) (pá-yaan)
Turkish: tanıklık (tr)
Ukrainian: сві́дчення (uk) n (svídčennja)
Vietnamese: nhân chứng (vi)
Zazaki: şehade c

one who has a personal knowledge of something

Afrikaans: getuie
Arabic: شَاهِد‎ (ar) (šāhid), شَاهِدَة‎ f (šāhida), شَهِيد‎ (ar) (šahīd), شَهِيدَة‎ f (šahīda)

Egyptian Arabic: شاهد‎ m (šāhid)
Armenian: վկա (hy) (vka), ականատես (hy) (akanates)
Azerbaijani: şahid (az), tanıq
Belarusian: све́дка m or f (svjédka)
Bengali: সাক্ষী (śakkhi)
Bulgarian: свиде́тел (bg) m (svidétel), свиде́телка f (svidételka), очеви́дец (bg) m (očevídec), све́док m (svédok) (dated)
Bashkir: шаһит (şahit)
Catalan: testimoni (ca) m
Cebuano: saksi
Cherokee: ᎠᎦᏔᎯ (agatahi)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 證人／证人 (zh) (zhèngrén), 見證人／见证人 (zh) (jiànzhèngrén), 目擊者／目击者 (zh) (mùjīzhě)
Czech: svědek (cs) m, svědkyně f
Danish: vidne (da) n
Dutch: getuige (nl) m
Esperanto: atestanto
Ewe: ɖasedila
Finnish: todistaja (fi)
French: témoin (fr) m
Friulian: testimone
Georgian: მოწმე (moc̣me), თვითმხილველი (tvitmxilveli)
German: Zeuge (de) m, Zeugin (de) f (female)
Greek: μάρτυρας (el) m (mártyras)

Ancient: μάρτυς m (mártus)
Hebrew: עֵד‎ (he) m (ed)
Hindi: गवाह (hi) m (gavāh), साक्षी (hi) m (sākṣī)
Hungarian: szemtanú (hu), fültanú (hu)
Icelandic: vottur m
Irish: fianaise f, finné m
Italian: testimone (it) m
Japanese: 目撃者 (ja) (もくげきしゃ, mokugekisha)
Khmer: សាក្សី (km) (saksəy), កសិណសាក្សី (kaʼsənsaksəy)
Korean: 목격자(目擊者) (ko) (mokgyeokja)
Kurdish:

Northern Kurdish: şahid (ku), guwah (ku)
Lao: ພະຍານ (pha nyān), ສັກຂີ (sak khī)
Latin: testis
Macedonian: сведок m (svedok)
Maori: kaititiro
Marathi: साक्षीदार (sākṣīdār)
Mongolian:

Cyrillic: гэрч (mn) (gerč)
Norman: têmoin m
Norwegian:

Bokmål: vitne (no) n

Nynorsk: vitne n
Old East Slavic: съвѣдѣтель m (sŭvědětelĭ)
Old English: ġewita m
Old Norse: váttr m
Pashto: شاهد‎ (ps) m (šāhéd), ګواه‎ m (gawãh)
Persian: شاهد‎ (fa) (šâhed), گواه‎ (fa) (govâh)
Plautdietsch: Zeij f
Polish: świadek (pl) m
Portuguese: testemunha (pt) f
Romanian: martor (ro) m, martoră (ro) f
Russian: свиде́тель (ru) m (svidételʹ), свиде́тельница (ru) f (svidételʹnica) (female), очеви́дец (ru) m (očevídec)
Sardinian: distimonzu m, testimóngiu m, tistimognu m
Scottish Gaelic: neach-fianais m
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: свѐдок m, свјѐдок m, сведо̀киња f, свједо̀киња f

Roman: svèdok (sh) m, svjèdok (sh) m, svedòkinja f, svjedòkinja (sh) f
Slovak: svedok m, svedkyňa f
Spanish: testigo (es) m
Swahili: shahidi (sw)
Swedish: vittne (sv) n
Tajik: шоҳид (šohid), гувоҳ (guvoh)
Tatar: шаһит (tt) (şahit)
Telugu: సాక్షి (te) (sākṣi)
Thai: สักขี (th) (sàk-kǐi), พยาน (th) (pá-yaan), ผู้เห็นเหตุการณ์ (pûu-hěn-hèet-gaan)
Tocharian B: reme
Turkish: şahit (tr), tanık (tr)
Turkmen: şaýat
Ukrainian: сві́док m (svídok), очеви́дець m (očevýdecʹ)
Urdu: گواہ‎ m (gavāh), شاہد‎ m (śāhid)
Uyghur: گۇۋاھچى‎ (guwahchi)
Uzbek: guvoh (uz), shohid (uz)
Venetian: testimònio m
Vietnamese: nhân chứng (vi)
Welsh: tyst (cy) m
West Frisian: tsjûge c
Yiddish: עד‎ m (eyd)
Zazaki: şahid c

someone called to give evidence in a court

Afrikaans: getuie
Albanian: dëshmitar (sq) m
Arabic: شَاهِد‎ (ar) m (šāhid), شَاهِدَة‎ f (šāhida)

Egyptian Arabic: شاهد‎ m (šāhid)
Armenian: վկա (hy) (vka)
Azerbaijani: şahid (az), tanıq
Bashkir: шаһит (şahit)
Belarusian: све́дка m or f (svjédka), відаво́чца m (vidavóčca), во́чнік m (vóčnik), во́чніца f (vóčnica)
Bengali: সাক্ষী (śakkhi)
Bulgarian: свиде́тел (bg) m (svidétel), свиде́телка f (svidételka), очеви́дец (bg) m (očevídec), све́док m (svédok) (dated)
Burmese: သက်သေ (my) (sakse)
Catalan: testimoni (ca) m
Cebuano: saksi
Chinese:

Mandarin: 證人／证人 (zh) (zhèngrén)
Czech: svědek (cs) m, svědkyně f
Danish: vidne (da) n
Dutch: getuige (nl) m
Estonian: tunnistaja
Finnish: todistaja (fi)
French: témoin (fr) m
Galician: testemuña (gl) f
Georgian: მოწმე (moc̣me), თვითმხილველი (tvitmxilveli)
German: Zeuge (de) m, Zeugin (de) f (female)
Greek: μάρτυρας (el) m or f (mártyras)

Ancient: μάρτυς m (mártus)
Hebrew: עֵד‎ (he) m (ed)
Hindi: गवाह (hi) m (gavāh), साक्षी (hi) m or f (sākṣī)
Hungarian: tanú (hu)
Irish: fianaise f, finné m
Italian: testimone (it) m
Japanese: 証人 (ja) (しょうにん, shōnin), 目撃者 (ja) (もくげきしゃ, mokugekisha)
Javanese: seksi (jv)
Kazakh: куәгер (kuäger), айғақ (aiğaq), куә (kuä)
Khmer: សាក្សី (km) (saksəy), កសិណសាក្សី (kaʼsənsaksəy)
Korean: 증인(証人) (ko) (jeung’in), 목격자(目擊者) (ko) (mokgyeokja)
Kurdish:

Northern Kurdish: şahid (ku), guwah (ku)
Kyrgyz: күбө (ky) (kübö)
Lao: ພະຍານ (pha nyān), ສັກຂີ (sak khī)
Latvian: liecinieks m
Lithuanian: liudytojas m
Macedonian: сведок m (svedok)
Malay: saksi
Malayalam: സാക്ഷി (ml) (sākṣi)
Maori: kaiwhakaatu, kaitaunaki
Mongolian:

Cyrillic: гэрч (mn) (gerč)
Norman: têmoin m
Norwegian:

Bokmål: vitne (no) n

Nynorsk: vitne n
Old English: ġewita m
Pashto: شاهد‎ (ps) m (šāhéd), ګواه‎ m (gawãh)
Persian: شاهد‎ (fa) (šâhed), گواه‎ (fa) (govâh)
Polish: świadek (pl) m
Portuguese: testemunha (pt) f
Romanian: martor (ro) m, martoră (ro) f
Russian: свиде́тель (ru) m (svidételʹ), свиде́тельница (ru) f (svidételʹnica) (female), понято́й (ru) m (ponjatój), понята́я (ru) f (ponjatája) (someone who is present at and signs the report of a police search), очеви́дец (ru) m (očevídec)
Scottish Gaelic: neach-fianais m
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: свѐдок m, свјѐдок m, сведо̀киња f, свједо̀киња f

Roman: svèdok (sh) m, svjèdok (sh) m, svedòkinja f, svjedòkinja (sh) f
Slovak: svedok m, svedkyňa f
Slovene: priča f, očividec m, očividka f
Spanish: testigo (es) m
Swahili: shahidi (sw)
Swedish: vittne (sv) n
Tajik: шоҳид (šohid), гувоҳ (guvoh)
Tatar: шаһит (tt) (şahit)
Thai: พยาน (th) (pá-yaan), สักขี (th) (sàk-kǐi)
Turkish: şahit (tr), tanık (tr)
Turkmen: şaýat
Ukrainian: сві́док m (svídok), сві́дчий m (svídčyj), сві́дча f (svídča), очеви́дець m (očevýdecʹ)
Urdu: گواہ‎ m (gavāh), شاہد‎ m (śāhid)
Uyghur: گۇۋاھچى‎ (guwahchi)
Uzbek: shohid (uz), guvoh (uz)
Vietnamese: nhân chứng (vi)

Translations to be checked

Italian: ^{(please verify)} testimone (it)
Irish: ^{(please verify)} teisteoir m
Kurdish:

Northern Kurdish: ^{(please verify)} govan (ku), ^{(please verify)} şahid (ku), ^{(please verify)} gewa (ku)
Slovene: ^{(please verify)} priča f
Tibetan: ^{(please verify)} དཔང་པོ (dpang po), ^{(please verify)} བར་མི་མཚམས་རྡོ (bar mi mtshams rdo)
Urdu: ^{(please verify)} m (gawah)

Verb[edit]

witness (third-person singular simple present witnesses, present participle witnessing, simple past and past participle witnessed)

(transitive) To furnish proof of, to show.

This certificate witnesses his presence on that day.
- 1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, lines 56-57:
  
  round he throws his baleful eyes / That witness’d huge affliction and dismay
(transitive) To take as evidence.
- 1993, Vicki M. Pino, “Viewpoints from our Readers after «Aprongate»: Lighten up”, in Atlanta Journal Constitution:
  
  Depression often goes undetected until it is too late . Witness the recent White House suicide.
(transitive) To see or gain knowledge of through experience.

He witnessed the accident.
- 1801, Robert Hall, On Modern Infidelity:
  
  This is but a faint sketch of the incalculable calamities and horrors we must expect, should we be so unfortunate as ever to witness the triumph of modern infidelity
- 1803, John Marshall, The Life of George Washington:
  
  General Washington did not live to witness the restoration of peace.
(intransitive, construed with to or for) To present personal religious testimony; to preach at (someone) or on behalf of.
- 1998, Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, volume 6, «Niebuhr, Reinhold», page 842:
  
  Instead, Niebuhr’s God was the God witnessed to in the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament, the Bible of the Christian world.
To see the execution of (a legal instrument), and subscribe it for the purpose of establishing its authenticity.

to witness a bond or a deed

Synonyms[edit]

certify

Translations[edit]

(transitive) to furnish proof of

Armenian: վկայել (hy) (vkayel), հաստատել (hy) (hastatel)
Bulgarian: свидетелствам (svidetelstvam)
Catalan: testificar (ca)
Finnish: todistaa (fi)
French: témoigner (fr)
Georgian: მოწმობა (moc̣moba), დადასტურება (dadasṭureba), დამოწმება (damoc̣meba)
German: bezeugen (de)
Hungarian: tanúsít (hu), tanúskodik (hu)
Italian: testimoniare
Korean: 입증하다 (ipjeunghada)
Portuguese: testemunhar (pt)
Russian: свиде́тельствовать (ru) impf (svidételʹstvovatʹ); подтвержда́ть (ru) impf (podtverždátʹ), подтверди́ть (ru) pf (podtverdítʹ)
Serbo-Croatian:

Roman: svjedòčiti (sh)
Spanish: testificar (es)
Swedish: vittna om
Ukrainian: сві́дчити impf (svídčyty), засві́дчувати impf (zasvídčuvaty), засві́дчити pf (zasvídčyty), підтве́рджувати impf (pidtvérdžuvaty), підтве́рдити pf (pidtvérdyty)

(transitive) to take as evidence

(intransitive) to preach presenting personal testimony

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witness — перевод на русский

/ˈwɪtnɪs/

If I have to lie, steal, cheat, or kill… as God is my witness, I’ll never be hungry again!

Я скорее солгу, украду, смошенничаю или убью но Бог мне свидетель: я никогда не буду голодать!

I presume you are here to witness the transfer of the estates to our charming friend?

Полагаю, вы здесь — как свидетель передачи имущества нашему очаровательному другу?

— And what a witness.

— И какой свидетель!

Michael Ward. The key witness.

«Майкл Уорд, главный свидетель»

Your next witness. Dr. Evans.

Ваш следующий свидетель.

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But there’s a passenger who witnessed the scene.

Но ведь пассажир все видел.

— Did anybody witness this arrival?

— Кто-нибудь видел вас?

You, Silver Mask, you witnessed what happened at the sporting field.

Ты, Серебряная Маска, Ты видел, что произошло на спортивной площадке.

There were no witnesses?

И вас никто не видел?

I witnessed the whole process on the helicopter afraided of the driver to die someone sent to a girl of car hospital which hospital?

Я видел всё с вертолёта. Боюсь, водитель погиб. Кто-то забрал девушку и отвёз её в больницу.

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The witness will not have to answer that.

Свидетельница может не отвечать на этот вопрос.

You a witness, too, lady?

Вы тоже свидетельница,мадам? Теперь уже недолго.

My lord is most gracious, but pray let the witness continue.

Ваша честь, вы очень милосердны, но прошу, пусть свидетельница продолжает.

My lord, may I also remind my learned friend that his witness, by her own admission, has already violated so many oaths that I am surprised the Testament did not leap from her hand when she was sworn here today.

Ваша честь, позвольте также напомнить уважаемому коллеге, что его свидетельница, по ее собственному признанию, нарушила уже столько клятв, что я удивлен, что Библия не выпрыгнула у нее сегодня из рук.

You’re my witness.

Вы свидетельница.

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The entire household witnessed the spectacle of harakiri performed with a bamboo blade.

Мы все стали свидетелями зрелищного ритуала, исполненного с помощью меча из бамбука.

I believe you used the one about both witnessing to the unfolding of history.

Ты заговаривал ей зубы тем, что, мол, вы вместе стали свидетелями исторических событий.

Consuls, you are witness to my acceptance.

Консулы, вы стали свидетелями моего признания.

What we’ve just witnessed, what we’ve read in your field reports, the scientific basis and credibility just seem wholly unsupportable.

То, чему мы только что стали свидетелями, и что прочли в вашем отчете… все это не имеет научного подтверждения и просто невероятно.

THEY’VE ASKED ME TO THANK YOU FOR BEARING WITNESS TO TODAY’S CEREMONY AND TO JOIN THEM IN RECOGNIZING IT

Они просили меня поблагодарить вас за то, что вы стали свидетелями сегодняшней церемонии, и присоединиться к ним в признании её истинным и нерушимым выражением их преданности друг другу.

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With WOC, I’ll prove the trust between us. Furthermore, the big effect that the South and North cooperation will bring, I’ll also let everyone witness it.

я докажу насколько сильно доверие между нами. я дам вам их увидеть.

Instead, you would journey back to witness the origin of our solar system from the gas and dust between the stars.

Он отправился бы в глубокое прошлое, чтобы увидеть, как из межзвездного газа и пыли рождалась наша Солнечная система.

But maybe other beings much more advanced than we are voyaging to the far future and the remote past not a measly 40 years ago on Earth but to witness the death of the sun, say or the origin of the cosmos.

Но, может быть, другие существа, намного более развитые чем мы, уже летают в далекое будущее и глубокое прошлое, не на какие-то мизерные 40 лет назад, а, скажем, чтобы увидеть гибель Солнца или рождение Космоса.

But in our imagination we can fulfill the dream of many earthbound astronomers and safely witness, close-up, a supernova explosion.

Но в нашем воображении мы можем воплотить мечту многих прикованных к земле астрономов и безопасно увидеть вблизи взрыв сверхновой.

You’ll be in the conference room and witness the historic moment…

Вы даже сможете войти в зал заседаний и увидеть этот исторический момент,

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He certainly didn’t come here to witness a demonstration of your efficiency.

Ясно, что он приехал издалека не для того, чтобы наблюдать за эффективностью!

It’s the most curious love-hate pattern I’ve ever had the privilege of witnessing.

Самые любопытные отношения любви и ненависти, которые мне доводилось наблюдать.

After all, we’re here to witness the testing of the Time Destructor, are we not?

В конце концов, мы здесь, чтобы наблюдать за тестированием Деструктора Времени, не так ли?

I’d hate to witness a grown man who has to beat an 8-year-old child.

Я бы не хотела наблюдать, как взрослый мужчина выигрывает у восьмилетнего ребёнка.

This is the most incredible series of events I have ever witnessed! The crowd is going crazy!

Это самая невероятная цепь событий, которую мне приходилось наблюдать!

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To bear witness to the truth that if the world war is to be crowned by peace, the world must disarm.

Чтобы засвидетельствовать, что конец мировой войны приводит к воцарению мира, мир должен разоружиться.

Gentlemen, above all my parents… I take you to witness: I am here under duress.

Господа, прежде всего… прошу вас засвидетельствовать:

Bear witness? What to?

Засвидетельствовать?

Now, Martin, would you ask Veronica to witness these? Abby, that plane is not going to wait for us.

Теперь, Мартин, вы не попросите Веронику засвидетельствовать это?

I want to thank all of you for coming all the way here from Disneyland… to witness this historic event.

Я хочу поблагодарить вас за то, что приехали аж из Диснейленда… чтобы засвидетельствовать это историческое событие.

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And now if you will witness the transfer with your signature, Senor Havez.

Не подпишите ли свидетельство о передаче, сеньор Хавез?

That white coat, impeccable, seemed to bear witness to something sinister.

То белое пальто, такое безупречное, казалось, оно несло в себе свидетельство чего-то ужасного.

But I will appear as a character witness at your trial, if you think that’ll help.

Но я могу выступить в свидетельство вашей репутации, если вы думает, что это поможет.

This young boy is a living witness to these diabolical proposals.

Это молодой человек — живое свидетельство того, что нас ждёт.

It’s a witness of life on Earth… in its countless metamorphoses.

Он свидетельство жизни на Земле… в ее неисчислимых метаморфозах.

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Our witnesses are as reliable as the prosecution’s.

В таком случае показания вдовы Слеппо тоже не могут быть приняты.

The medical log stated death was sure. He was a witness involving security.

Медицинские показания показывают, что он все равно умер бы.

I’ve got to be there as a possible character witness, so…

Поэтому я должен дать показания о его безупречной репутации, так что…

The host witnesses nothing.

Показания носителя ничего не значат.

And he’s consistent with our witness on the description and the scenario.

И его показания не противоречат описанию преступления.

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However, several witnesses recall the mysterious man who saved 54 people, referring to his missing shoe.

ќднако несколько очевидцев вспомнили, что таинственный мужчина… … который спас 54 человека, говорил о том, что потер€л туфлю.

And someone who, somehow, managed to rig up a video, that appeared to contradict the evidence of three independent witnesses.

И к тому, кто согласился каким-то образом подделать видео, которое противоречит свидетельствам трех независимых очевидцев.

I don’t know, but we’ve been running down a long list of witnesses.

Я не знаю как, но мы составили длинный список очевидцев.

The greatest gift that I could give you would be to let you witness this.

Самый лучший подарок, который я могу вам сделать, стать очевидцем этого.

— You shall be witness.

Ты станешь очевидцем.

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wit·ness

(wĭt′nĭs)

1. One who can give a firsthand account of something seen, heard, or experienced: a witness to the accident.

2. Law

a. One who is called on to testify before a court.

b. One who is called on to be present at a transaction in order to attest to what takes place.

c. One who signs one’s name to a document for the purpose of attesting to its authenticity.

a. Attestation to a fact, statement, or event; testimony: She bears witness to these events in her letters.

b. Something that serves as evidence; a sign: The parody of the poem is a witness to the poem’s popularity.

a. One who publicly affirms religious faith.

b. Witness A member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses.

v. wit·nessed, wit·ness·ing, wit·ness·es

v.tr.

1. To see or know by personal experience: witness a robbery; witness the birth of a new nation.

a. To provide or serve as evidence of: The child’s laughter witnessed her delight.

b. To consider as an example. Often used in the imperative: Even a widespread species can go extinct. Witness the passenger pigeon.

3. To testify to; bear witness of: The diary witnesses the difficult living conditions of the time.

4. To be the setting or site of: This old auditorium has witnessed many ceremonies.

5. To attest to the legality or authenticity of (a document) by signing one’s name.

v.intr.

1. To furnish or serve as evidence: The fine buildings witness to the town’s prosperity.

2. To testify to one’s religious beliefs: «As they witnessed to their faith they brought others to believe» (Leon Morris).

[Middle English, from Old English, from wit, knowledge; see wit¹.]

wit′ness·er n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

witness

(ˈwɪtnɪs)

1. a person who has seen or can give first-hand evidence of some event

2. (Law) a person or thing giving or serving as evidence

3. (Law) a person who testifies, esp in a court of law, to events or facts within his or her own knowledge

4. (Law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document, signature, etc, by adding his or her own signature

5. (Law) bear witness

a. to give written or oral testimony

b. to be evidence or proof of. testimonial

6. (tr) to see, be present at, or know at first hand

7. (Law) to give or serve as evidence (of)

8. (tr) to be the scene or setting of: this field has witnessed a battle.

9. (Law) (intr) to testify, esp in a court of law, to events within one’s own knowledge

10. (Law) (tr) to attest to the genuineness of (a document, signature, etc) by adding one’s own signature

[Old English witnes (meaning both testimony and witness), from witan to know, wit² + -ness; related to Old Norse vitni]

ˈwitnessable adj

ˈwitnesser n

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wit•ness

(ˈwɪt nɪs)

v.t.

1. to see, hear, or know by personal presence and perception: to witness an accident.

2. to be present at (an occurrence) as a formal witness, spectator, bystander, etc.: She witnessed our wedding.

3. to bear witness to; testify to; give or afford evidence of.

4. to attest by one’s signature: He witnessed her will.

v.i.

5. to bear witness; testify; give or afford evidence.

6. a person who is present at an occurrence, esp. one who is able to attest as to what took place.

7. a person who gives testimony, as in a court of law.

8. a person or thing serving as evidence.

9. a person who signs a document attesting the genuineness of its execution.

10. testimony or evidence: to bear witness to her suffering.

[before 950; Middle English, Old English witnes orig., knowledge, understanding]

wit′ness•a•ble, adj.

wit′ness•er, n.

witness

Past participle: witnessed
Gerund: witnessing

Imperative
witness
witness

Present
I witness
you witness
he/she/it witnesses
we witness
you witness
they witness

Preterite
I witnessed
you witnessed
he/she/it witnessed
we witnessed
you witnessed
they witnessed

Present Continuous
I am witnessing
you are witnessing
he/she/it is witnessing
we are witnessing
you are witnessing
they are witnessing

Present Perfect
I have witnessed
you have witnessed
he/she/it has witnessed
we have witnessed
you have witnessed
they have witnessed

Past Continuous
I was witnessing
you were witnessing
he/she/it was witnessing
we were witnessing
you were witnessing
they were witnessing

Past Perfect
I had witnessed
you had witnessed
he/she/it had witnessed
we had witnessed
you had witnessed
they had witnessed

Future
I will witness
you will witness
he/she/it will witness
we will witness
you will witness
they will witness

Future Perfect
I will have witnessed
you will have witnessed
he/she/it will have witnessed
we will have witnessed
you will have witnessed
they will have witnessed

Future Continuous
I will be witnessing
you will be witnessing
he/she/it will be witnessing
we will be witnessing
you will be witnessing
they will be witnessing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been witnessing
you have been witnessing
he/she/it has been witnessing
we have been witnessing
you have been witnessing
they have been witnessing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been witnessing
you will have been witnessing
he/she/it will have been witnessing
we will have been witnessing
you will have been witnessing
they will have been witnessing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been witnessing
you had been witnessing
he/she/it had been witnessing
we had been witnessing
you had been witnessing
they had been witnessing

Conditional
I would witness
you would witness
he/she/it would witness
we would witness
you would witness
they would witness

Past Conditional
I would have witnessed
you would have witnessed
he/she/it would have witnessed
we would have witnessed
you would have witnessed
they would have witnessed

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	witness — someone who sees an event and reports what happened witnesser, informant beholder, observer, perceiver, percipient — a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses attester, attestant — someone who affirms or vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something speaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer — someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); «the speaker at commencement»; «an utterer of useful maxims» deponent, deposer, testifier — a person who testifies or gives a deposition
	2.	witness — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); «the spectators applauded the performance»; «television viewers»; «sky watchers discovered a new star» looker, spectator, viewer, watcher beholder, observer, perceiver, percipient — a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses browser — a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular bystander — a nonparticipant spectator cheerer — a spectator who shouts encouragement eyewitness — a spectator who can describe what happened gawker — a spectator who stares stupidly without intelligent awareness motion-picture fan, moviegoer — someone who goes to see movies ogler — a viewer who gives a flirtatious or lewd look at another person looker-on, onlooker — someone who looks on playgoer, theatergoer, theatregoer — someone who attends the theater rubbernecker, rubberneck — a person who stares inquisitively spy — a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; «my spies tell me that you had a good time last night» starer — a viewer who gazes fixedly (often with hostility) peeper — a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others
	3.	witness — testimony by word or deed to your religious faith shahadah — the first pillar of Islam is an affirmation of faith testimony — a solemn statement made under oath
	4.	witness — (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature attestant, attestator, attestor law, jurisprudence — the collection of rules imposed by authority; «civilization presupposes respect for the law»; «the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order» signatory, signer — someone who signs and is bound by a document
	5.	witness — (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul — a human being; «there was too much for one person to do» law, jurisprudence — the collection of rules imposed by authority; «civilization presupposes respect for the law»; «the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order» adverse witness, hostile witness — a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party; «a hostile witness can be asked leading questions and cross-examined» character witness — a witness who testifies under oath as to the good reputation of another person in the community where that person lives expert witness — a witness who has knowledge not normally possessed by the average person concerning the topic that he is to testify about lay witness — any witness who does not testify as an expert witness material witness — a witness whose testimony is both relevant to the matter at issue and required in order to resolve the matter
Verb	1.	witness — be a witness to; «She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court» eyewitness — be present at an event and see it with one’s own eyes watch — look attentively; «watch a basketball game»
	2.	witness — perceive or be contemporaneous with; «We found Republicans winning the offices»; «You’ll see a lot of cheating in this school»; «The 1960’s saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions»; «I want to see results» see, find get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, discover, find out, pick up, see — get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; «I learned that she has two grown-up children»; «I see that you have been promoted» catch — become aware of; «he caught her staring out the window» experience, go through, see — go or live through; «We had many trials to go through»; «he saw action in Viet Nam» find — perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place; «I found myself in a difficult situation»; «When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room»

witness

verb

1. see, mark, view, watch, note, notice, attend, observe, perceive, look on, be present at, behold (archaic or literary) Anyone who witnessed the attack is urged to contact the police.

bear witness

1. confirm, show, prove, demonstrate, bear out, testify to, be evidence of, corroborate, attest to, be proof of, vouch for, evince, betoken, be a monument to, constitute proof of Many of his poems bear witness to the years he spent in India.

2. give evidence, testify, depose, give testimony, depone His mother bore witness in court that he had been at home that night.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

witness

noun

1. Someone who sees something occur:

2. Something visible or evident that gives grounds for believing in the existence or presence of something else:

badge, evidence, index, indication, indicator, manifestation, mark, note, sign, signification, stamp, symptom, token.

3. One who testifies, especially in court:

4. A formal declaration of truth or fact given under oath:

verb

1. To give grounds for believing in the existence or presence of:

2. To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine:

3. To give evidence or testimony under oath:

Translations

شَاهِدشاهِدشاهِد على تَوقيعشاهِد في مَحْكَمَهيَشْهَد، يَرى

svědeksvědectví

vidnevitterlighedsvidnebevidne

todistaja

svjedoksvjedokinjasvjedočanstvosvjedočiti

tanútanúként aláírtanúságtanúsítfültanú

saksi

sjónarvottur, vitnivera vitni aîvitnivotta, staîfestavottur

目撃者

증인

būti liudininkuliudininkas

aculiecinieksapliecinātapstiprinātbūt lieciniekamliecinieks

byť svedkomsvedok

biti pričaočividecpriča

vittnevittnesmålbevittnavittna om

พยาน

tanıktanık/şahit olmaktanıklık yapmakşahit

nhân chứng

witness

[ˈwɪtnɪs]

B. VT

3. (= consider as evidence) → ver, mirar

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

witness

[ˈwɪtnəs]

(= eyewitness) → témoin m
There were no witnesses → Il n’a pas eu de témoins.
in front of witnesses → devant témoins
to be witness to sth (= see) → être témoin de qch

(to signature, marriage) → témoin m

(= testimony) to bear witness to sth → témoigner de qch

(= see) [+ incident, attack, crime] → être témoin de

vi
to witness to sth → témoigner de qch
to witness to having seen sth → témoigner avoir vu qchwitness box (British) witness stand (US) n → barre f des témoinswitness statement n → déposition f de témoin

witness

(= attest by signature) signature, will → bestätigen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

witness

(ˈwitnəs) noun

1. 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.

2. a person who gives evidence, especially in a law court.

3. 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.

verb

1. to see and be present at. This lady witnessed an accident at three o’clock this afternoon.

2. to sign one’s name to show that one knows that (something) is genuine. He witnessed my signature on the new agreement.

ˈwitness-box / ˈwitness-stand noun

the stand from which a witness gives evidence in a court of law.

bear witness

to give evidence. She will bear witness to his honesty.

witness

→ شَاهِد svědek vidne Zeuge μάρτυρας testigo todistaja témoin svjedok testimone 目撃者 증인 getuige vitne świadek testemunha свидетель vittne พยาน tanık nhân chứng 证人

Can you be a witness for me?

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