witness
Definition: Legal participant who participates in suit but is not directly affected by outcome, gives testimony in court through witness depositions to support litigant, must be an adult male citizen or metic, can be prosecuted for dishonesty.
hypernym(s): legal participant (preferred),
Status: preferred
Equivalent(s):
- grc: μάρτυς (preferred)
Concept: <Legal_Participants participates in suit but is not directly affected by outcome gives testimony in court through witness depositions to support litigant must be an adult male citizen or metic can be prosecuted for dishonesty>
essential characteristic(s): /who participates in suit but is not directly affected by outcome/, /gives testimony in court through witness depositions to support litigant/, /must be an adult male citizen or metic/, /can be prosecuted for dishonesty/
a kind of: <Legal_Participants>