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Apostle :: Apostle (n.) Literally: One sent forth; a messenger. Specifically: One of the twelve disciples of Christ, specially chosen as his companions and witnesses, and sent forth to preach the gospel..

Eyewitness :: Eyewitness (n.) One who sees a thing done; one who has ocular view of anything.

Witness :: Witness (v. i.) One who testifies in a cause, or gives evidence before a judicial tribunal; as, the witness in court agreed in all essential facts..

Competency :: Competency (n.) Legal capacity or qualifications; fitness; as, the competency of a witness or of a evidence..

Attest :: Attest (n.) Witness; testimony; attestation.

Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To brush swiftly over the surface of anything; to pass with switness and force, as if brushing the surface of anything; to move in a stately manner; as, the wind sweeps across the plain; a woman sweeps through a drawing-room..

Interrogate :: Interrogate (v. t.) To question formally; to question; to examine by asking questions; as, to interrogate a witness..

Attestation :: Attestation (n.) The act of attesting; testimony; witness; a solemn or official declaration, verbal or written, in support of a fact; evidence. The truth appears from the attestation of witnesses, or of the proper officer. The subscription of a name to a writing as a witness, is an attestation..

Teste :: Teste (n.) The witnessing or concluding clause, duty attached; -- said of a writ, deed, or the like..

Obtest :: Obtest (v. t.) To call to witness; to invoke as a witness.

Confarreation :: Confarreation (n.) A form of marriage among the Romans, in which an offering of bread was made, in presence of the high priest and at least ten witnesses..

Disqualify :: Disqualify (v. t.) To deprive of some power, right, or privilege, by positive restriction; to disable; to debar legally; as, a conviction of perjury disqualifies a man to be a witness..

Witness :: Witness (v. t.) To see or know by personal presence; to have direct cognizance of.

Voir Dire :: Voir dire () An oath administered to a witness, usually before being sworn in chief, requiring him to speak the truth, or make true answers in reference to matters inquired of, to ascertain his competency to give evidence..

Witness :: Witness (v. i.) One who is cognizant; a person who beholds, or otherwise has personal knowledge of, anything; as, an eyewitness; an earwitness..

Try :: Try (v. t.) To examine or investigate judicially; to examine by witnesses or other judicial evidence and the principles of law; as, to try a cause, or a criminal..

Credibility :: Credibility (n.) The quality of being credible; credibleness; as, the credibility of facts; the credibility of witnesses..

Answer :: Answer (n.) A counter-statement of facts in a course of pleadings; a confutation of what the other party has alleged; a responsive declaration by a witness in reply to a question. In Equity, it is the usual form of defense to the complainant's charges in his bill..

Prime :: Prime (a.) To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to post; to coach; as, to prime a witness; the boys are primed for mischief..

Auditor :: Auditor (a.) A person appointed and authorized to audit or examine an account or accounts, compare the charges with the vouchers, examine the parties and witnesses, allow or reject charges, and state the balance..

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