Witness

·vi That which furnishes evidence or proof.

II. Witness ·vi Attestation of a fact or an event; testimony.

III. Witness ·vt To see or know by personal presence; to have direct cognizance of.

IV. Witness ·vt To give testimony to; to testify to; to Attest.

V. Witness ·vi To bear testimony; to give evidence; to Testify.

VI. Witness ·vi One who testifies in a cause, or gives evidence before a judicial tribunal; as, the witness in court agreed in all essential facts.

VII. Witness ·vt 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.

VIII. Witness ·vi One who is cognizant; a person who beholds, or otherwise has personal knowledge of, anything; as, an eyewitness; an Earwitness.

IX. Witness ·vi 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.