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contexts > demography > population groups > court participants > witnesses
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witnesses  

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  • “When evidence is needed in court we have to bring as witnesses persons who were actually present, whoever they are [as opposed to] close relatives and intimate friends,” said Isaios (ca. 420–350 B.C.E.), an orator and expert on wills and inheritance in ancient Athens. [Source: The U.S. Constitution A to Z; Witnesses]

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