legal witness
Testimony-giving person present
A legal witness is someone who observes the signing of a document and adds their own signature to attest that it occurred.
Wills, contracts, and affidavits often require witnesses to establish authenticity.
The term also refers to someone who gives testimony in court proceedings: The prosecution called three legal witnesses to establish the timeline.
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- sworn testimonyOath-bound legal statement
- oathFormal binding promise
- under oathFormally pledged to honesty
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
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legal witnessdefendant
Party facing charges
accused · judge · plaintiff · juror · prosecutor
legal witnessdefendant
Party facing charges
accused · suspect · perpetrator · culprit · offender
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