Witness

This article is about witnesses in law courts. See witness (disambiguation) for other meanings and for various art and similar works by that and similar names.

Other types of witnesses

A certain number of witnesses are legally required to be present at weddings and certain other official events, and may have to sign a register as evidence of the event having taken place. Many other legal documents require witnesses to signatures; the witness does not need to read the document, but does need to see it being signed. The witness should not be party to the transaction, so in the case of wills, the witness should not be one of the beneficiaries.

Related Topics:
Wedding - Signature - Will

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In another sense witnesses also help out the scientific community, such as persons who observe natural disasters and other phenomenom. Witnesses and their testimony in these events are extremely valuable, as scientists and metorologists rarely have the needed equipment to record these events from an up-close-and-personal perspective. In extreme cases, like the study of extraterrestrials and unidentified flying objects, witness testimony may be the only source of information; consequently, said events tend to be met with spececulation and doubt.

Related Topics:
Natural disaster - Metorologists - Extraterrestrial - Unidentified flying object

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