- to attest a witness
- удостоверять показанием свидетеля
Тетради новых терминов № 6. Англо-русские патентные термины. - М.: Всесоюзный центр переводов. В.С. Попов, Л.А. Горник, А.М. Школьник. 1975.
Тетради новых терминов № 6. Англо-русские патентные термины. - М.: Всесоюзный центр переводов. В.С. Попов, Л.А. Горник, А.М. Школьник. 1975.
attest — 1 witness, *certify, vouch Analogous words: *confirm, corroborate, substantiate, verify Contrasted words: *disprove, controvert, refute, confute: *deny, contradict, gainsay 2 argue, prove, bespeak, indicate, betoken … New Dictionary of Synonyms
WITNESS — (Heb. עֵד, one that has personal knowledge of an event or a fact. The evidence of at least two witnesses was required for convicting the accused (Num. 35:30; Deut. 17:6; 19:15; cf. I Kings 21:10, 13). Commercial transactions of importance took… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
attest — at·test /ə test/ vb [Latin attestari, from ad to + testari to call to witness, from testis witness] vt: to bear witness to: affirm to be true or genuine; specif: to authenticate (as a will) by signing as a witness vi: to bear witness: testify… … Law dictionary
witness — wit·ness 1 n [Old English witnes knowledge, testimony, witness, from wit mind, sense, knowledge] 1 a: attestation of a fact or event in witness whereof the parties have executed this release b: evidence (as of the authenticity of a conveyance by… … Law dictionary
Witness — • One who is present, bears testimony, furnishes evidence or proof Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Witness Witness † … Catholic encyclopedia
Attest — At test , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Attesting}.] [L. attestari; ad + testari to bear witness: cf. F. attester.] 1. To bear witness to; to certify; to affirm to be true or genuine; as, to attest the truth of a writing, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
attest — (v.) 1590s, from M.Fr. attester (O.Fr. atester, 13c.) affirm, attest, from L. attestari confirm, lit. bear witness to, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + testari bear witness, from testis witness (see TESTAMENT … Etymology dictionary
Witness impeachment — Witness impeachment, in the law of evidence, is the process of calling into question the credibility of an individual who is testifying in a trial. There are a number of ways that a witness may properly be impeached, and several ways that,… … Wikipedia
attest — at‧test [əˈtest] verb [transitive] LAW to officially state that you believe something is true or real: • It must be signed in the presence of a witness who attests the signature. attestation noun [countable, uncountable] : • the attestation of… … Financial and business terms
attest — [ə test′] vt. [Fr attester < L attestari < ad , to + testari, to bear witness < testis, a witness: see TESTIFY] 1. to declare to be true or genuine 2. to certify by oath or signature 3. to serve as proof of; demonstrate; make clear 4. to … English World dictionary
witness — [n] person who observes an event attestant, attestor, beholder, bystander, corroborator, deponent, eyewitness, gawker, looker on, observer, onlooker, proof, rubbernecker*, signatory, signer, spectator, testifier, testimony, viewer, watcher;… … New thesaurus