証人|しょうにんshounin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounwitness
   彼かれらはその証人しょうにんを買収ばいしゅうしようとしたがだめだった。↗

   They attempted in vain to bribe the witness.

• Synonym立会人たちあいにんWrittenWritten term for a person who attends to witness a procedure, e.g. 「開票の立会人」; the emphasis is on overseeing and witnessing, and they need not appear in court.
• Synonym立ち会い証人FormalFormal term for someone who witnesses an event on the spot and can testify; used especially for witnessing contracts, elections and similar occasions.
• Synonym立会証人FormalA spelling of 「立ち会い証人」 with the okurigana omitted; often seen in formal documents.
• Synonym立会い人NeutralNeutral alternative spelling of 「立会人」; a person who witnesses on the spot, used in general contexts.
• Synonym立会い証人FormalFormal; the same word as 「立ち会い証人」 with a slightly different spelling; leans toward contract documents.
• Related参考人さんこうにんFormalFormal term for a knowledgeable person questioned voluntarily by police, or a witness called before the Diet; they do not necessarily testify under oath.
• Related目撃者もくげきしゃNeutralNeutral term for someone who saw an event with their own eyes, e.g. 「事故の目撃者」; they have not necessarily given formal testimony.

Use 「証人」 for someone who proves facts in court and similar settings, as in 「証人喚問」. For a person witnessing on the spot say 「立会人」, for someone who saw the event 「目撃者」, and for a person questioned as an involved party 「参考人」.

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1. 事実じじつを証明しょうめいする人ひと。