Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

material witness

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: ma-te-ri-al wit-ness
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person with information alleged to be material concerning a criminal proceeding, and who therefore may be detained to insure their participation in such a proceeding.

Inflected Forms

material witnesses (plural)

Questions

What does material witness mean?: A person with information alleged to be material concerning a criminal proceeding, and who therefore may be detained to insure their participation in such a proceeding.

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