Used in a law-court to a person who has been called to give evidence. The witness is not necessarily someone who saw or heard something relevant to a crime, but someone who has useful knowledge to contribute in a more general way. The original meaning...

A dark night has no witnesses. (Serbian) Better one eyewitness than ten hearsay witnesses. (Dutch) No man should be a witness in his own cause. (Roman) One witness, no witness. (Roman) One witness, one liar; more witnesses, all liars. (Greek) The...

A person who gives evidence before a court. In general the evidence of two witnesses is necessary to prove a criminal charge against the accused. (See also *BET...

This has a number of non-educational meanings, but in education expert witnesses are sometimes used in specific teaching methods, such as a panel or as visiting...

One who testifies to what he or she has seen, heard, or otherwise experienced. Person whose declaration under oath is received as evidence for any...

The bystander sees more than the player....

Written by the man who testified against Alger Hiss, Whittaker Chambers recounts his break from the Communist Party and the espionage work he did for the Soviet secret police. The title has a dual meaning, as Chambers also talks of his conversion to...