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Meanings of witness (witnesses) in English

Portuguese
observador
Catalan
telespectador
Spanish
testigo

A close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

        observador
        Portuguese
        testemunho
        Catalan
        testimoni
        Spanish
        testimonio

        (Law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature.

              testemunho
              Portuguese
              testemunha
              Catalan
              testimoni
              Spanish
              testigo

              Someone who sees an event and reports what happened.

                    testemunha
                    Catalan
                    presenciar
                    Spanish
                    ver

                    Perceive or be contemporaneous with.

                          presenciar
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                          Examples for "informant"
                          Examples for "informant"
                          1
                          U.S. media reports have described the informant as a high-level CIA source.
                          Reuters
                          2
                          Sources of information for CAI ratings included the patient and an informant.
                          Pubmed
                          3
                          A police informant made the allegations against Silva in a news conference.
                          Reuters
                          4
                          Hoffa was also known to have become a government informant against Fitzsimmons.
                          The outfit: the role of chicago's underworld in the shaping of m...
                          5
                          The confidential informant said he wasn't looking for that kind of trouble.
                          Eye of vengeance
                          Usage of witnesses in English
                          1
                          Children are witnesses to violence far too often in their daily lives.
                          Pubmed
                          2
                          Six others were injured in yesterday's morning attack, authorities and witnesses said.
                          The Irish Times
                          3
                          Police said more arrests are likely and any witnesses should come forward.
                          Radio NZ
                          4
                          Reuters witnesses in several border areas saw no sign of extra forces.
                          Reuters
                          5
                          The inquiry took extensive testimony from witnesses and victims of the violence.
                          Reuters
                          6
                          That the witnesses had seen the newspaper story and then come forward?'
                          The coldest blood
                          7
                          He screamed incoherently about religion and terrorists, witnesses said in court documents.
                          Reuters
                          8
                          Police and witnesses said there were no reports of injuries or damage.
                          Reuters
                          9
                          But there were three other witnesses: Subject A, Subject B, Subject C.
                          The unseen
                          10
                          Two others are currently under way involving witnesses in the Kenya cases.
                          The Guardian
                          11
                          Reuters witnesses saw government supporters attack the pro-coup soldiers who had surrendered.
                          Reuters
                          12
                          All of the victims were believed to be local people, witnesses said.
                          The Irish Times
                          13
                          Hundreds of detained protesters were carried away in police trucks, witnesses said.
                          The Irish Times
                          14
                          Mr Caleb said there is usually no physical evidence, witnesses or details.
                          Radio NZ
                          15
                          According to reports, over 200 witnesses have been named by the State.
                          The South African
                          16
                          Mr English had given a statement and key witnesses had been interviewed.
                          Radio NZ
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                          Witnesses through the time
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                          Common
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                          Common
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                          Common
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