counterwitness

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noun

A witness whose testimony contradicts that of another witness.

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Meanings

nouncounterwitness (plural counterwitnesses)

plural counterwitnesses

  1. A witness whose testimony contradicts that of another witness.
verbcounterwitness (third-person singular simple present counterwitnesses, present participle counterwitnessing, simple past and past participle counterwitnessed)

present singular third person counterwitnesses · participle present counterwitnessing · participle past counterwitnessed · past counterwitnessed

  1. To act as a counterwitness.

Origin

From counter- + witness.

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APA

counterwitness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterwitness

MLA

“counterwitness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterwitness. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterwitness,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterwitness.

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