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A quick definition of take the witness:

Take the witness: This is what a lawyer says in court to let the other side start asking questions. It means that the first side is done asking questions and now it's the other side's turn to ask questions to the witness. Other ways to say this are "your witness" or "pass the witness."

A more thorough explanation:

TAKE THE WITNESS

When a lawyer announces "take the witness," it means that the other side can now start questioning the witness. This phrase is used in courtrooms to signal the end of one side's questioning and the start of the other side's questioning. Other phrases that mean the same thing are "your witness" and "pass the witness."

Example 1: "Take the witness, Your Honor."

Example 2: "I have no further questions for this witness, Your Honor. Your witness."

In Example 1, the lawyer is asking the judge to allow the other side to start questioning the witness. In Example 2, the lawyer is signaling that they are done questioning the witness and it is now the other side's turn to ask questions.

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Ratratta

21:15

Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!

[] baddestbunny

22:16

every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles

Dkk

22:32

Nice! @Macaque

Dkk

22:32

@Aromatic, Have to guess.

Dkk

22:33

That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?

[] baddestbunny

22:40

I said accosted not assaulted

JazzyGazelle

23:35

guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad

1a2b3c4d26z

23:37

Oooooo me too

JazzyGazelle

23:37

omg is this good or bad

Dkk

23:47

Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.

JazzyGazelle

23:49

it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??

180SupremeWarrior

23:53

hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?

Dkk

0:10

No idea

windyMagician

0:34

reporting live to say my ndls address also went long

JazzyGazelle

0:59

does it mean anything ^

Dkk

2:21

NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.

[] baddestbunny

4:29

let’s get after it boys and girls

Dkk

5:21

I gtg to bed soon.

Dkk

5:22

Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.

jackfrost11770

5:37

good morning lsd it is 5 am EST

jackfrost11770

5:37

also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything

jackfrost11770

5:38

my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

7:44

My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

7:46

Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night

Manysko

7:55

@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning

Manysko

7:56

Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week

soapy

8:48

UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December

HowlEngineer

8:57

Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here

TheAdoptedOne

9:02

almost all of my apps have been UR for 6 weeks at this point I feel exhausted waiting for them to finish

TheAdoptedOne

9:02

Irvine is being snobby and wont start any review until end of Nov.

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