adverse witness vs witness

witness vs adverse witness

adverse witness and witness both are nouns.

adverse witness is not a verb while witness is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adverse witness	Yes	No	No	No
witness	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, witness is a hypernym of adverse witness; that is, witness is a word with a broader meaning than adverse witness:

adverse witness: a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party
witness: (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law

adverse witness (noun)	witness (noun)
a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party	testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
	someone who sees an event and reports what happened
	a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
	(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
	(law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law

adverse witness (verb)	witness (verb)
	be a witness to
	perceive or be contemporaneous with

Difference between adverse witness and witness

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