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 资深译员王漾,毕业于一所培养高级翻译以及跨文化事务专家的精英大学,专注翻译各种与税收策略及补贴有关的法律文件。