noun
female witness, witness (female)
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'Zeugin' means 'female witness' (the feminine form of Zeuge). Gender: die Zeugin; plural: Zeuginnen. Used in legal and everyday contexts for a woman who testifies or witnessed something. Regular feminine formation with -in; declension: nominative die Zeugin, accusative die Zeugin, genitive der Zeugin.
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Als Zeugin erzählte sie, was sie gesehen hatte.
As a witness, she told what she had seen.
Die Richterin wollte die Zeugin hören, weil deren Aussage neue Hinweise enthielt.
The judge wanted to hear the (female) witness because her statement contained new clues.
Die Zeugin wurde ins Kreuzverhör genommen.
The witness was put through cross-examination.
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Picture a woman (female) standing in court labeled 'Zeugin'.
Sounds like 'zoy-gin' — imagine a woman named Gin giving testimony.
Die Zeugin — associate 'die' with female persons (think 'die Frau').
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Feminine counterpart of 'Zeuge'. Plural is 'Zeuginnen'. Used in legal contexts to indicate a female witness.