wit·ting
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Definition of witting
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witting
adjective
wit·ting
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Definition of witting (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: cognizant or aware of something : conscious
a witting participant
2
: done deliberately : intentional
a witting violation
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wittingly
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Synonyms & Antonyms for witting
Synonyms: Adjective
Antonyms: Adjective
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Examples of witting in a Sentence
Adjective
she was a witting partner; he had told her about the risk involved
your witting assistance in helping the robber escape makes you an accessory after the fact
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Tuesday’s legal filing focuses on a related defense: That the government targeted him for investigation years ago, whiffed on an earlier probe despite issuing numerous subpoenas, then landed a witting foil in Timothy.
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John Simerman, NOLA.com, "City Councilman Jason Williams, law partner allege 'selective and vindictive prosecution'," 2 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power.
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Megan Friedman, Marie Claire, "Read Former FBI Director James Comey's Full Remarks for His Senate Hearing Tomorrow," 7 June 2017
These agencies, in turn, viewed Mr. Trump as a witting or unwitting Kremlin agent.
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Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, "Why the CIA Needs Its Own Horowitz Report," 29 June 2018
Another major unanswered question is whether Mueller's grand jury will charge any Americans as witting participants in the hacking and leaking scheme — including anyone associated with Trump's presidential campaign.
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Ken Dilanian, NBC News, "Mueller eyes charges against Russians who stole, spread Democrats’ emails," 1 Mar. 2018
Harvey Weinstein built his complicity machine out of the witting, the unwitting and those in between.
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Carina Chocano, New York Times, "Behind Every Villain Stands Someone ‘Complicit’," 17 Jan. 2018
Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power.
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Leada Gore, AL.com, "James Comey statement: Read former FBI chief detail meetings with Trump over Russia," 8 June 2017
Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power.
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Leada Gore, AL.com, "James Comey statement: Read former FBI chief detail meetings with Trump over Russia," 8 June 2017
Let’s continue: Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power.
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Monique Judge, The Root, "James Comey’s Statement to the Senate Intelligence Committee Is the Most Epic Dry-Snitch of All Time," 8 June 2017
Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power.
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Leada Gore, AL.com, "James Comey statement: Read former FBI chief detail meetings with Trump over Russia," 8 June 2017
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