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witness

Definition for witness

noun as in person who observes an event

verb as in observe

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“Mr. Saldana’s wrongful conviction resulted from the egregious misconduct of a Baldwin Park detective who systematically fabricated evidence and pressured witnesses throughout a fundamentally flawed investigation,” said Amelia Green, one of Saldana’s attorneys.

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However painful, it’s important that you have witnessed your friend’s husband’s abusive actions, and that you are still in your friend’s life.

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Multhaup also argued that Cohen failed to call a Scientology witness to counter a prosecution expert who testified that church doctrines would have barred the victims from reporting Masterson to police.

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The state legislature’s medical affairs committee’s first hearing on the bill last month saw hundreds of South Carolinians gathered to testify and bear witness.

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A witness at the house said their behaviour became "increasingly volatile" as the night went on with one of the teenagers being described as "intent on violence".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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