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Meaning Of Witness
v. i.
Attestation of a fact or an event; testimony.
v. i.
That which furnishes evidence or proof.
v. i.
One who is cognizant; a person who beholds, or
otherwise has personal knowledge of, anything; as, an eyewitness; an
earwitness.
v. i.
One who testifies in a cause, or gives evidence before
a judicial tribunal; as, the witness in court agreed in all essential
facts.
v. i.
One who sees the execution of an instrument, and
subscribes it for the purpose of confirming its authenticity by his
testimony; one who witnesses a will, a deed, a marriage, or the like.
v. t.
To see or know by personal presence; to have direct
cognizance of.
v. t.
To give testimony to; to testify to; to attest.
v. t.
To see the execution of, as an instrument, and
subscribe it for the purpose of establishing its authenticity; as, to
witness a bond or a deed.