witness to sth
UK formal— phrasal verb with witness uk/ˈwɪt.nəs/us/ˈwɪt.nəs/verb [ T ]
to say publicly, especially in a law court, that something is true or that it happened:
A handwriting expert witnessed to the authenticity of the letter.
[ + -ing verb ] She witnessed to having seen the robbery take place.
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Court cases, orders & decisions
- actionable
- administer
- admissible
- affidavit
- affiliation order
- bail
- bale
- defend
- inadmissible
- injunction
- judgment
- judicature
- judicial
- plea
- remedy
- retrial
- Rex
- ruling
- separation
- sequester
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