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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Witness \Wit"ness\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Witnessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Witnessing}.]
1. To see or know by personal presence; to have direct cognizance of.
This is but a faint sketch of the incalculable calamities and horrors we must expect, should we ever witness the triumphs of modern infidelity. --R. Hall.
General Washington did not live to witness the restoration of peace. --Marshall.
2. To give testimony to; to testify to; to attest.
Behold how many things they witness against thee. --Mark xv. 4.
3. (Law) To see the execution of, as an instrument, and subscribe it for the purpose of establishing its authenticity; as, to witness a bond or a deed.
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