- attesting witness
- One who signs his name to an instrument, at the request of the party or parties, for the purpose of proving and identifying itSee also attestation.
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
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attesting witness — witness whose presence is necessary in order to grant legal validity to a proceeding, witness signing a statement attesting to his credibility … English contemporary dictionary
attesting witness — A person who attests; one who witnesses the signing of a document by another person and signs his own name as a witness to that fact. Jenkins v Dawes, It 5 Mass 599, 600. A credible or competent person who observes the execution of a will by the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
attesting witness — One who signs his name to an instrument, at the request of the party or parties, for the purpose of proving and identifying it See also attestation … Black's law dictionary
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
witness — wit·ness 1 n [Old English witnes knowledge, testimony, witness, from wit mind, sense, knowledge] 1 a: attestation of a fact or event in witness whereof the parties have executed this release b: evidence (as of the authenticity of a conveyance by… … Law dictionary
competent attesting witness — One legally competent, as of the time of the attestation and as determined by the substantive law of wills, to testify in a court of justice the facts which he attests by signing his name to the will as a subscribing witness, not being… … Ballentine's law dictionary
witness to instrument — See attesting witness … Ballentine's law dictionary
witness — [wit′nis] n. [ME witnesse < OE (ge)witnes, witness, knowledge, testimony < witan, to know: see WISE1 & NESS] 1. an attesting of a fact, statement, etc.; evidence; testimony 2. a person who saw, or can give a firsthand account of, something… … English World dictionary
witness — verb To subscribe one s name to a deed, will, or other document, for the purpose of attesting its authenticity, and proving its execution, if required, by bearing witness thereto. See also affirmation attest jurat verification noun … Black's law dictionary
Attesting — Attest At test , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Attesting}.] [L. attestari; ad + testari to bear witness: cf. F. attester.] 1. To bear witness to; to certify; to affirm to be true or genuine; as, to attest the truth of a writing … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
