Usage Note
Zeuge is a person who testifies in court about what they observed. A female witness is a Zeugin. Useful phrases include als Zeuge aussagen (to testify as a witness) and Zeuge sein (to witness something). An expert witness is a Sachverstaendiger, not a Zeuge.
Examples
"Der Zeuge konnte den Taeter eindeutig identifizieren."
Natural Translation
The witness could clearly identify the perpetrator.
Literal Translation
The witness could the perpetrator unambiguously identify.
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