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take witness statements
/teɪk ˈwɪtnəs ˈsteɪtmənts/take WIT·ness STATE·ments
to record what a witness says, usually by police or investigators
Examples
“The officer took witness statements at the scene.”
“It is important to take witness statements as soon as possible.”
“She was asked to give a witness statement about the accident.”
Band 8 sentence
“Officers promptly took witness statements, which later proved crucial to reconstructing the timeline.”
Collocations
- take a witness statement
- take witness statements at the scene
Word family
Common mistakes
take witness statement→take a witness statement / take witness statements
ask witness statement→take a witness statement / ask the witness questions
Say it for a higher band
5ask questions→6interview a witness→7+take witness statements
Synonyms
interview a witness
Easily confused
interview a witness
“The detective interviewed the witness for over an hour.”
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