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witness
Noun
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A witness is somebody who saw something, especially a crime.
The journalist spent three years interviewing survivors and witnesses.
The hospital has born witness to countless deaths and births.
Police took signed statements from the witnesses.
The state has no physical evidence and no witnesses.
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A witness is somebody who tells a court what they know about a situation, especially a crime.
The witness testified that Simpson was ill at the time.
Dr. Yazdi, an expert witness, explained how somebody could have used the computer without the owner knowing.
She was the key witness for the defense at the trial.
witness
Verb
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If you witness something, you see it.
She spoke of the terrible events she witnesses during the war.
She witnessed some terrible events during the war.
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If something witnesses something, it experiences it.
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
prosecution
Noun
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Prosecution is the act of taking legal action against a person, especially criminal action.
The prosecution of Bob was for the rape crimes that he has committed.
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Prosecution refers to the agency that prosecutes a person in court, especially a person guilty of a criminal offence.
The prosecution of Mike Tyson during his rape trial argued that his victim's injuries made it very unlikely that she had consented to sex with the man.
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Prosecution refers to the act of carrying out a scheme till the end.