going witnessglossary / going witness Archaic. A witness who is about to leave a court’s jurisdiction, but not the country.• An example is the witness who leaves one state to go to another. 词条贡献者 资深译员Paul,毕业于国际一流的高级翻译学院,专注翻译各种与政府合同诉讼有关的法律文件。