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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

证人 [zhènɡren]
  1. 1. noun A variant of 证明人.
    我昨天晚上真的在家,他可以作证人
    I really was at home last night, he is my witness.
  2. 2. noun [Law] witness
    污点证人
    tainted witness
    在法庭上,他可作为这件事的证人
    At court, he can testify about this incident.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

证人 [zhènɡren]
  1. 1. 证明人。
  2. 2. 法律上特指了解案件真实情况而被通知出庭作证的非当事人。
  3. 3. 参见"人证"的提示。

Examples

查问证人
interrogate a witness
证人受到威吓未能作证。
The witness was kept from testifying by intimidation.
证人有意作伪证。
The witness intentionally gave false testimony.
由于防护不当,这件案子的污点证人被害。
Due to inadequate protection, the main witness to the crime was murdered.
证人是否出咶作证对于案件的审理有很大影响。
Whether the witness appears to testify is of great influence to the trial.
这个证人的出证使案件审理结果发生了逆转。
This witness's testimony made a reversed result of the case.
证人当堂作证。
The witness needs to testify in court.
下面开始听证,请证人如实回答法官的问题。
Now the hearing begins. Witnesses should answer the judge's questions honestly.
污点证人
tainted witness

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