| Commissioner for Oaths |
a lawyer authorized to witness and certify particular legal documents. |
| cross-examine |
to question (a witness who has testified for the other side). [1/2 definitions] |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usu. in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. [1/3 definitions] |
| discover |
to see or witness due to a chance encounter or deliberate search; find. [1/3 definitions] |
| eyewitness |
to see (an act or event) with one's own eyes, and esp. to be able to bear witness as a result. [1/2 definitions] |
| hearsay evidence |
evidence usu. not admissible in court because the witness has not obtained it by personal observation or experience, but by hearing it from others. |
| interrogatory |
a question or inquiry, esp. a formal question to a witness in a court of law. [1/2 definitions] |
| notary public |
an official with legal authority to witness and certify documents and contracts, take affidavits and depositions, and the like. |
| petit jury |
a group of twelve citizens selected to witness a civil or criminal trial and empowered to decide, after discussing the evidence and issues presented, whether a defendant is guilty or not. (Cf. grand jury.) |
| question |
to interrogate, esp. a witness to or a suspect of a crime. [1/8 definitions] |
| redirect |
in law, designating the questioning again of one's own witness after cross-examination has occurred. [1/2 definitions] |
| Salome |
a witness to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ who visited his tomb on the morning of his resurrection. [1/2 definitions] |
| second sight |
the alleged ability to witness faraway events and foresee the future; clairvoyance. |
| stand |
a witness stand, the place in a court of law from which a witness testifies. [1/25 definitions] |
| suborn |
to induce (a witness) to commit perjury in a legal proceeding. [1/2 definitions] |
| subpoena |
in law, a formal written order summoning a witness to give testimony or requiring that specified evidence be submitted. [1/2 definitions] |
| swear by |
to name (someone or something) as one's witness or guarantee as to the truth of a declaration or the solemnity of a promise. [1/2 definitions] |
| testify |
to act as a witness. [2/6 definitions] |
| voir dire |
an oath sworn by a prospective witness or juror to tell the truth in an examination by which a court seeks to determine that person's competence to participate in a trial. |
| witness-box |
(chiefly British) the place in a court of law from which a witness testifies; witness stand. |
| witness stand |
the place in a court of law from which a witness testifies. |