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has gloss	(noun) a witness whose testimony is both relevant to the matter at issue and required in order to resolve the matter material witness
has gloss	eng: A material witness (in US law) is a person with information alleged to be material concerning a criminal proceeding. The authority to detain material witnesses dates to the First Judiciary Act of 1789, but the Bail Reform Act of 1984 most recently amended the text of the statute, and it is now codified at . The most recent version allows material witnesses to be held to ensure the giving of their testimony in criminal proceedings or to a grand jury. Since September 11, 2001, the U.S. has used the material witness statute to detain suspects without charge for indefinite periods of time, often under the rubric of securing grand-jury testimony. This use of the statute is controversial and is currently under judicial review.
lexicalization	eng: material witness
subclass of	(noun) (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law witness

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