WITNESS

one who gives testimony in court of law; evidence children and lunatics, if taken, is sidered of little weight. The cannot be called as a witne for prosecution in a criminal charge, may be a witne for the defence, wishes to be called. The husband wife of an accused person can only compelled in certain cases (e.g. injuries icted by other party, indecent a ault) to give evidence the prosecution, but may always called for the defence. They may be examined, but cannot be compelled made to them by their consorts marriage. town, on Wind rush, Oxfords hire, grand-duke of Lithuania; fluctuated tween alliance with Poland and with Teutonic order; finally confirmed ment with Poland, 1401; crushed tonic Knights at Tannenberg, and made Poland-Lithuania a power.