MATERIAL WITNESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A witness whose testimony is both relevant to the matter at issue and required in order to resolve the matter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("material witness" is a kind of...):

witness ((law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law)

Credits