Attesting Witness
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
One who, upon being required by the parties to an instrument, signs his name to it to prove it, and for the purpose of identification. 3 Campb. 232.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
One who, upon being required by the parties to an instrument, signs his name to it to prove it, and for the purpose of identification. 3 Campb. 232; Jenkins v. Dawes, 115 Mass. 599.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
See Attestation.
Defined under Witness in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
One who signs his name to an instrument, at the request of the party or parties, for the purpose of proving and identifying it.