material witness vs witness

witness vs material witness

material witness and witness both are nouns.

material witness is not a verb while witness is a verb.

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

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

material witness: a witness whose testimony is both relevant to the matter at issue and required in order to resolve the matter
witness: (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law

material witness (noun)	witness (noun)
a witness whose testimony is both relevant to the matter at issue and required in order to resolve the matter	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

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

Difference between material witness and witness

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