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witness: see evidence evidence, in law, material submitted to a judge or a judicial body to resolve disputed questions of fact. The rules discussed in this article were developed in England for use in jury trials.
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witness
1. a person or thing giving or serving as evidence
2. a person who testifies, esp in a court of law, to events or facts within his own knowledge
3. a person who attests to the genuineness of a document, signature, etc., by adding his own signature
4. bear witness
a. to give written or oral testimony
b. to be evidence or proof of

Witness
cranes of Ibycus
called on by the dying poet to bear witness, the birds lead to the murderers’ conviction. [Gk. Myth.: NCE, 1307]


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40 on Deposit and Investment Risk Disclosures: Questions and Answers, a reference and instructional tool for financial statement preparers and attestors.
The GASAC's twenty-nine members are appointed by the FAF primarily based on nominations from GASB constituent groups and are broadly representative of the preparers, attestors, and users of state and local government financial information.
The threat that arises when an auditor acts as an advocate for or against an audit client's position or opinion rather than as an unbiased attestor.
 
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