witness In law, a witness is someone who, either voluntarily or under compulsion, provides testimonial evidence, either oral or written, of what they know or claim to know. A witness might be compelled to provide testimony in court, before a grand jur ...

is someone who has first-hand knowledge of something, such as a crime or wedding, and usually by seeing it. Witness or The witness may also refer to:

Films

* ''The Witness'' (1969 French film), a drama film * ''The Witness'' (1969 Hungarian film), a satirical film, also known as ''A tanú'' * ''Witness'' (1985 film), a film directed by Peter Weir, starring Harrison Ford * ''Witness'' (1988 film), a Malayalam film * ''The Witness'' (1992 film), a short film starring Elijah Wood and Gary Sinise * ''Witness'' (1995 film), an Indian film * ''Witness'' (2022 film), a 2022 Indian Tamil-language drama film * ''The Witness'' (2000 film), a film by James LaVeck and Jenny Stein * ''Witnesses'' (2003 film), a Croatian film * ''

The Witnesses ''The Witnesses'' () is a 2007 French drama film directed by André Téchiné, starring Michel Blanc, Sami Bouajila, Emmanuelle Béart and Johan Libéreau. The film, set in Paris in 1984, explores the lives of a closely knit group of friends w ...

'', a 2007 French film by André Téchiné * ''The Witness'' (2012 film), a Philippine film * ''The Witness'' (2015 Chinese film), a crime drama film * ''The Witness'' (2015 American film), a documentary about the murder of Kitty Genovese * ''The Witness'' (2018 film), a South Korean thriller * ''Witnesses'' (2018 film), a historical drama by Konstantin Fam * ''The Witness'' (2024 film), an Austrian-German crime drama film

Games

* ''The Witness'' (1983 video game), an interactive fiction computer game * ''The Witness'' (2016 video game), an exploration-puzzle game * The Witness, the main antagonist of ''

Destiny Destiny, sometimes also called fate (), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. Fate Although often used interchangeably, the words ''fate'' and ''destiny'' ...

's'' Light and Darkness saga, from ''Destiny'' to ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape''

Literature

* ''Witness'' (memoir), an autobiography by Whittaker Chambers * ''Witness'' (novel), a 2001 verse novel of historical fiction by Karen Hesse * ''Witness'' (Milligan book), a 2020 non-fiction book by Louise Milligan *'' Witness: Passing the Torch of Holocaust Memory to New Generations'', a 2015 book Holocaust survivors *

Witness (character) The Witness is the name of at least three fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Of these, the first was published by Timely Comics in the 1940s and the final two by its successor company, Marvel Comics. ...

, several characters by Marvel Comics

Music

Groups

Witness (American band) Witness was an Atlanta rock band that was signed to Arista Records in 1986 under the name Native and after changing their name, put out their self-titled debut album in 1988. The band consisted of lead singer Debbie Davis, guitarist Damon Johns ...

, an Atlanta rock band *

Witness (gospel group) Witness was a contemporary gospel group from Detroit, Michigan. Often called the female version of Commissioned, an all-male contemporary gospel group, they were the brainchild of and chiefly produced by Michael A. Brooks, an original member and ...

, a female gospel quartet *

Witness (UK band) Witness were a British alternative rock band formed in Wigan, Greater Manchester in 1997. The band released two albums via Island Records between 1999 and 2001, before splitting up in 2004. History Formation Singer-songwriter Gerard Starkie a ...

, an English alternative rock band *

A Witness A Witness are an English post-punk/indie rock band, who were originally active in the mid-1980s alternative music scene. Their first EP ''Loudhailer Songs'' and début album ''I am John's Pancreas'' brought them to the attention of BBC Radio 1 ...

, an English post-punk band

Albums

* ''Witness'' (Benjamin Booker album), 2017 * ''Witness'' (Blessthefall album), 2009 * ''Witness'' (Dave Douglas album), 2001 * ''Witness'' (

Halo James Halo James were a British pop group active from 1988 to 1991. They are best known for their hit single, "Could Have Told You So", which reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart in 1990. Career Formation Halo James formed in London in 1988. ...

album), 1990 * ''Witness'' (Katy Perry album), 2017 * ''Witness'' (Modern Life Is War album), 2005 * ''Witness'' (Show of Hands album), 2006 * ''Witness'' (Spooky Tooth album), 1973 * ''Witness'' (Vola album), 2021 * ''The Witness'' (album), 2021 album by Suuns

Songs

* "The Witness" (song), a song by members of the American rock band Tool * "Witness", a song by Tori Amos from ''

The Beekeeper The Beekeeper may refer to: * Beekeeper, a person who raises honey bees * The Beekeeper (1986 film), ''The Beekeeper'' (1986 film), a Greek drama art film * The Beekeeper (2024 film), ''The Beekeeper'' (2024 film), an American action film * The Bee ...

'' * "Witness", a song by Joan as Police Woman from ''

The Classic A classic is something that is a perfect example of a particular style, something of lasting worth or with a timeless quality. Classic or The Classic may also refer to: Common uses * Classics, study of culture of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome ...

'' * "Witness", a song by Sarah McLachlan from '' Surfacing'' * "Witness", a song by Immanuel Wilkins from ''

The 7th Hand ''The 7th Hand'' is the second studio album by American jazz bandleader Immanuel Wilkins. It was released on January 28, 2022, under Blue Note Records. Critical reception ''The 7th Hand'' was met with acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which ...

'' (2022) * "Witness", a song by Bo Bice from '' See the Light'' * "Witness", a song by Red Fang from ''

Red Fang Red Fang is an American rock band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2005. It is composed of guitarist and vocalist Bryan Giles, bassist and vocalist Aaron Beam, guitarist David Sullivan and drummer John Sherman. The band has released five studi ...

'' * "Witness", a song by

Jordan Feliz Jordan Alexander Feliz (born March 15, 1989) is an American Christian musician, who plays a folk rock and soul style of Christian pop. He has released four studio albums that have charted, along with several singles, on various ''Billboard'' ch ...

Periodicals

* ''Witness'' (magazine), a magazine published by the Black Mountain Institute *

Witness (religious newspaper) ''Witness'' was an evangelism, evangelical newspaper established in 1840 by Scotland, Scottish geologist and writer Hugh Miller. Robert Smith Candlish, Robert Candlish was instrumental in establishing Miller as the editor. He continued to edit t ...

edited by Hugh Miller in the mid nineteenth century * ''The Witness'' (newspaper), a South African daily newspaper published in Pietermaritzburg

Plays

* ''Witness'' (play), a 1968 play by Terrence McNally * '' Witness: Five Plays from the Gospel of Luke'', a series of BBC Radio plays

Television

Series

* ''Witness'' (2006 TV programme), a documentary programme that airs on Al Jazeera English * ''Witness'' (TV series), a Canadian documentary series (1992–2004) * ''The Witness'' (TV series), a 1960–61 show broadcast on the CBS network * ''Witnesses'' (TV series), a 2014 French series (''Les Témoins'')

Episodes

* "Witness" (''Better Call Saul''), 2017 * "Witness" (''The Detectives''), 1994 * "Witness" (''Person of Interest''), 2011 * "Witness" (''The Secret Circle''), 2012 * "The Witness" (''Queen of Swords''), 2000

Religion

* Witnessing or evangelism, a name for proselytising in Christianity **

Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses is a Christian denomination that is an outgrowth of the Bible Student movement founded by Charles Taze Russell in the nineteenth century. The denomination is nontrinitarian, millenarian, and restorationist. Russell co-fou ...

, a restorationist Christian denomination whose name references the above

Other uses

Witness (mathematics) In mathematical logic, a witness is a specific value to be substituted for variable of an existential statement of the form such that is true. Examples For example, a theory ''T'' of arithmetic is said to be inconsistent if there exists a ...

, a value τ for variable x with the property that φ(τ) is true, rendering the existential statement ∃x φ(x) true as well; τ is then said to be a ''witness'' for the statement ∃x φ(x) * Witness, a number that plays a role in a

primality test A primality test is an algorithm for determining whether an input number is prime. Among other fields of mathematics, it is used for cryptography. Unlike integer factorization, primality tests do not generally give prime factors, only stating wheth ...

*''Witness'', a cast-iron sculpture by

Antony Gormley Sir Antony Mark David Gormley (born 30 August 1950) is a British sculptor. His works include the ''Angel of the North'', a public sculpture in Gateshead in the north of England, commissioned in 1994 and erected in February 1998; ''Another Pl ...

* Witness (altar), a monument in the Book of Joshua *

Witness (organization) WITNESS is a human rights Nonprofit organization, non-profit organization based out of BROOKLYN, New York, Brooklyn, New York. Its mission is to partner with on-the-ground organizations to support the documentation of human rights violations and th ...

, a non-profit organization started by Peter Gabriel * Witnesses, different documents of a single, original text in

textual criticism Textual criticism is a branch of textual scholarship, philology, and literary criticism that is concerned with the identification of textual variants, or different versions, of either manuscripts (mss) or of printed books. Such texts may rang ...