witness

Noun
  1. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened (synset 110805709)
    is a type of:
    subtypes:
    same as: informant, witnesser
  2. A close observer;
    Someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) (synset 110652848)
    "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star"
    is a type of: beholder, observer, perceiver, percipient - a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
    subtypes:
    same as: looker, spectator, viewer, watcher
  3. Testimony by word or deed to your religious faith (synset 106747451)
    is a type of: testimony - a solemn statement made under oath
    subtypes: shahadah - the first pillar of Islam is an affirmation of faith
  4. (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature (synset 110805946)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: signatory, signer - someone who signs and is bound by a document
    same as: attestant, attestator, attestor
  5. (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law (synset 110806193)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
    subtypes:
    • 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
    • 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. Be a witness to (synset 202132751)
    "She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court"
    is a type of: watch - look attentively
    subtypes: eyewitness - be present at an event and see it with one's own eyes
  2. Perceive or be contemporaneous with (synset 202133338)
    "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"
    is a type of: experience, go through, see - undergo or live through a difficult experience
    subtypes: catch - become aware of
    same as: find, see
    verb group:

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