Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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
competent witness — A person qualified to testify under oath; a person who meets the test of age, mental power, religious belief, and capacity to understand the nature and obligation of an oath. Lemer v Bryan, 184 NC 282, 114 SE 6, 26 ALR 1488. A credible witness;… … Ballentine's law dictionary
competent person — A capable person; a person legally qualified by age and mental capacity. See competent attesting witness; competent witness … Ballentine'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
competency of witness — See competent attesting witness; competent witness … Ballentine's law 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
Criminal Procedure Act 1865 — The Criminal Procedure Act 1865[1] Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act for amending the Law of Evidence and Practice on Criminal Trials … Wikipedia
evidence — ev·i·dence 1 / e və dəns, ˌdens/ n [Medieval Latin evidentia, from Latin, that which is obvious, from evident evidens clear, obvious, from e out of, from + videns, present participle of videre to see]: something that furnishes or tends to furnish … Law dictionary
Professional negligence in English Law — In the English law of tort, professional negligence is a subset of the general rules on negligence to cover the situation in which the defendant has represented him or herself as having more than average skills and abilities. The usual rules rely … Wikipedia
