Que signifie witness en anglais?

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witness Signification, définition

0 sb who sees a crime or accident happening -- témoin [ masculine ]
- There were no witnesses to the murder. Il n’y a pas eu de témoins du meurtre.
1 sb who tells a court of law what they know during a trial -- témoin [ masculine ]
- a witness for the defence/prosecution un témoin à décharge/charge
2 sb who is at an event in order to prove legally that it happened -- témoin [ masculine ]
- the two witnesses at the wedding les deux témoins au mariage
3 to see a crime or accident happen -- être témoin de
- He witnessed the robbery. Il a été témoin du vol.
4 to be a legal witness at an event -- servir de témoin
- two people to witness the signing of the contract deux personnes pour servir de témoins lors de la signature du contrat
5 a person who has seen or was present at an event etc and so has direct knowledge of it -- témoin
- Someone must have seen the accident, but the police can find no witnesses.
6 a person who gives evidence, especially in a law court -- témoin
- a witness for the prosecution.
7 a person who adds his signature to a document to show that he considers another signature on the document to be genuine -- témoin
- You cannot sign your will without witnesses.
8 to see and be present at -- être témoin de
- This lady witnessed an accident at three o’clock this afternoon.
9 to sign one’s name to show that one knows that (something) is genuine -- attester l’authenticité de
- He witnessed my signature on the new agreement.

It has been a great privilege to witness events that will go down in history and an honour to have been actively involved in shaping them.
I myself have never witnessed such abject poverty.
The trial took place behind closed doors and the defendant was only allowed one witness.
It has been an honour for me to lead these debates and hence to be a direct witness to that success.
My predecessor was not sure if the authority that asked if you could appear as a witness was actually the competent authority.
I have a key witness here.