Eyewitnesses
/ˈaɪwɪtnəsɪz/
Definitions
- (n.) Individuals who personally observe an event, often to provide testimony in legal proceedings.
The eyewitnesses testified in court about what they saw at the scene of the crime.
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- eyewitness
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Commentary
Eyewitnesses play a critical role in criminal and civil cases, but their reliability can be affected by perception errors and memory fallibility.
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