to wit

That is; more precisely; namely. Often used in technical or formal writing. The officer testified to having found several grams of a Class B narcotic, to wit, cocaine, on the defendant's person at the time of arrest. The plot is absolutely absurd, such as it is—to wit, an axe-wielding murderer teams up with a cyborg cop to stop an alien invasion.

See also: wit

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

to wit

namely; that is; that is to say. The criminal was punished; to wit, he received a 20-year sentence. Many students, to wit Mary, Bill, Sue, and Anne, complained about their teacher.

See also: wit

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

to wit

That is to say, namely, as in There are three good reasons for not going, to wit, we don't want to, we don't have to, and we can't get a reservation . This expression comes from the now archaic verb to wit, meaning "know or be aware of," not heard except in this usage. [Late 1500s]

See also: wit

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

to ˈwit

(old-fashioned, formal) used when you are about to be more exact about something you have just referred to: I told him I only spoke one foreign language, to wit French.

See also: wit

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

to wit

That is to say; namely.

See also: wit

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

to wit

Namely, that is to say. This expression comes from the sixteenth-century archaic verb to wit, meaning to know or be aware of. The current usage has long been a cliché. It often appears before a list of some kind, as in, “His whole family plans to attend, to wit, his parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, and cousins.”

See also: wit

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

See also:

With whom do you wish to speak?
seek (something) from (someone or something)
seek from
potential
potential formal date
in black and white
overjolt
PFD
knowledge is power
jabpop

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55, Jalan Raja Chulan, Bukit Ceylon in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, did engage in money laundering, to wit, by transferring proceeds from an unlawful activity totalling RM652,600,000.00 from AmIslamic Bank Berhad account number 2112022009694 belonging to you to account number 8550299001 belonging to Tanore Finance Corporation in Falcon Private Bank, Singapore, thereby you have committed an offence under paragraph 4(1)(a)of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 [Act 613], punishable under subsection 4(1) of the same Act.

55, Jalan Raja Chulan, Bukit Ceylon in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, did engage in money laundering, to wit, by using proceeds of unlawful activity totalling RM20,000,000.00 through an AmIslamic Bank cheque number 571854 for payment to Batu Kawan Umno Division, thereby you have committed an offence under paragraph 4(1)(a)of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 [Act 613], punishable under subsection 4(1) of the same Act.

55, Jalan Raja Chulan, Bukit Ceylon in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, did engage in money laundering, to wit, by using proceeds of unlawful activity totalling RM100,000,000.00 through an AmIslamic Bank cheque number 571857 for payment to Batu Kawan Umno Division, thereby you have committed an offence under paragraph 4(1)(a)of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 [Act 613], punishable under subsection 4(1) of the same Act.

55, Jalan Raja Chulan, Bukit Ceylon in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, did engage in money laundering, to wit, by using proceeds from an unlawful activity totalling RM246,000,000 through an AmIslamic Bank cheque number 571858 for payment to Lim Soon Peng (MyKad number ***-**-5177), thereby you have committed an offence under paragraph 4(1)(a)of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 [Act 613], punishable under subsection 4(1) of the same Act.

55, Jalan Raja Chulan, Bukit Ceylon in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, did engage in money laundering, to wit, by using proceeds from an unlawful activity totalling RM2,000,000.00 through an AmIslamic Bank cheque number 571859 for payment to ORB Solutions Sdn Bhd (Company number: 886051-X), thereby you have committed an offence under paragraph 4(1)(a)of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 [Act 613], punishable under subsection 4(1) of the same Act.

55, Jalan Raja Chulan, Bukit Ceylon in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, did engage in money laundering, to wit, by using proceeds from an unlawful activity totalling RM303,000,000.00 through an AmIslamic Bank cheque number 571856 for payment to Semarak Konsortium Satu Sdn Bhd (Company number: 921696-P), thereby you have committed an offence under paragraph 4(1)(a)of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 [Act 613], punishable under subsection 4(1) of the same Act.

55, Jalan Raja Chulan, Bukit Ceylon in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, did engage in money laundering, to wit, by transferring proceeds from an unlawful activity totalling RM326,800,00.00 from AmIslamic Bank Berhad account number 2112022009694 belonging to you to account number 8550299001 belonging to Tanore Finance Corporation in Falcon Private Bank, Singapore, thereby you have committed an offence under paragraph 4(1)(a)of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 [Act 613], punishable under subsection 4(1) of the same Act.

The 25 corruption and money-laundering charges against Najib Razak, former prime minister of Malaysia

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The 25 corruption and money-laundering charges against Najib Razak, former prime minister of Malaysia
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