- chief prosecution witness
- головний свідок обвинувачення
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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
prosecution — pros‧e‧cu‧tion [ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʆn ǁ ˌprɑː ] noun [countable, uncountable] LAW 1. the process or act of bringing a charge against someone for a crime, or of being judged for a crime in a court of law: • The evidence is now sufficient to bring a… … Financial and business terms
witness — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 person who sees sth ADJECTIVE ▪ crucial (esp. BrE), key, material, vital (esp. BrE) ▪ As the last person to see her alive, he was a material witness in the case. ▪ independent … Collocations dictionary
Witness for the Prosecution (play) — Infobox Play name = Witness for the Prosecution image size = writer = Agatha Christie date of premiere = September 28, 1953 country of Origin = United Kingdom original language = English Witness for the Prosecution is a play adapted by Agatha… … Wikipedia
prosecution — pros|e|cu|tion W3 [ˌprɔsıˈkju:ʃən US ˌpra: ] n 1.) [U and C] when a charge is made against someone for a crime, or when someone is judged for a crime in a court of law ▪ a criminal prosecution prosecution for ▪ Walters could face prosecution for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
prosecution — noun 1 (C, U) the process or act of bringing a charge against someone for a crime, or of being judged for a crime in a court of law: The evidence is not sufficient to bring a prosecution against him. | I want immunity from prosecution before I… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
chief — chief1 W2S2 [tʃi:f] adj 1.) [only before noun] highest in rank ▪ He was recently appointed chief economist at the Bank of Scotland. ▪ the government s chief medical officer 2.) most important = ↑main →↑chiefly ▪ One of the chief causes of crime… … Dictionary of contemporary English
chief — 1 /tSi:f/ adjective 1 most important; main: One of the chief causes of crime today is drugs. | the prosecution s chief witness see also: chiefly 2 highest in rank: the chief accountant | the chief political correspondent of the Washington Post 3… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Crown Prosecution Service — (Welsh: Gwasanaeth Erlyn y Goron) Non ministerial government department overview Formed 1986 (1986) Jurisdiction England and Wales … Wikipedia
Dumb Witness — Dust jacket illustrat … Wikipedia
examination in chief — in court practice, the part of the case, whether civil or criminal, in which a party elicits from a witness his own case. Thus, the prosecution may examine the investigating police officers in chief to attempt to prove the case against the… … Law dictionary
