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counterwitness

counterwitness noun: a witness whose testimony contradicts that of another witness.

Noun

counterwitness (plural counterwitnesses)

  1. A witness whose testimony contradicts that of another witness.

Verb

counterwitness (third-person singular simple present counterwitnesses, present participle counterwitnessing, simple past and past participle counterwitnessed)

  1. To act as a counterwitness.

Forms of counterwitness

Noun
pluralcounterwitnesses
Verb
third-person singular presentcounterwitnesses
present participlecounterwitnessing
past participlecounterwitnessed
pastcounterwitnessed

Origin of counterwitness

From counter- + witness.

Questions about counterwitness

What does counterwitness mean?
Counterwitness means a witness whose testimony contradicts that of another witness.
What part of speech is counterwitness?
Counterwitness can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of counterwitness?
The plural of counterwitness is counterwitnesses.

Words near counterwitness in the dictionary

  1. counterwilling
  2. counterwills
  3. counterwind
  4. counterwinds
  5. counterwitchcraft
  6. counterwitness
  7. counterwitnessed
  8. counterwitnesses
  9. counterwitnessing
  10. counterwoman
  11. counterwomen

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