In Legal Terminology, What Does 'Another' Refer To?

• A. A Witness Other Than The Actor
• B. The Plaintiff
• C. The Defendant
• D. The Attorney

Answer: (A)

In legal terminology, the word “another” means a different person from the one already identified—the actor. In many cases, the actor is the party initiating the action, and “another” points to someone else involved in the matter, most often a witness who testifies. That’s why “a witness other than the actor” is the best fit: it conveys a person distinct from the person who started the action, which is the natural way “another” is used in legal phrases.

The plaintiff, defendant, or attorney are specific roles in a case, so they aren’t the default meaning of “another” unless the context explicitly says “another party.”