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- noun law In a
legal trial , a person called totestify as awitness by aparty to whom that witness isopposed .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party
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