The witnesses must attest and sign the will in the testator's presence, or acknowledge their signatures in his presence.

The only witness they called, the independent counsel himself, acknowledged that he had not even met any of the witnesses who testified before the grand jury.

The witnesses at the bill's hearing acknowledged that it would not eliminate a longstanding reluctance among federal law-enforcement officials to share information.

Under cross-examination, the witness, Leonard Jenoff, acknowledged that he had falsely portrayed himself as a C.I.A. agent for about 20 years.

Each witness attests and signs, or acknowledges, his signature in the presence of the testator.

But the witness acknowledged failing to recognize the boy in a police lineup.

But the witness, Gilbert Aguilar, acknowledged to Deputy District Attorney Christopher A. Darden that someone wearing leather gloves does not leave fingerprints.

The witness acknowledged telling two coarse sexual jokes at the conference but insisted that she had told them only to friends and never in the presence of Sergeant Major McKinney.