to give testimony

  • 1give testimony — index witness (attest to) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2testimony — tes‧ti‧mo‧ny [ˈtestməni ǁ moʊni] noun testimonies PLURALFORM [countable, uncountable] LAW a formal statement that something is true, such as the one a witness makes in a court of law: • In her testimony, she denied that she knew about the… …

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  • 3Testimony in Jewish law — consists of testimony by eligible witnesses to a Beit Din (court) authorized to render decisions according to halakhah (Jewish law). The principles of testimony in halakhah have been applied to Mishpat Ivri (Hebrew jurisprudence).Criteria for… …

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  • 4give — vt gave, giv·en, giv·ing 1 a: to make a gift of I give the remainder of my estate to my wife compare convey, sell b: to grant or bestow by formal action the law give s …

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  • 5testimony — noun 1 formal statement that sth is true ADJECTIVE ▪ credible, reliable ▪ uncorroborated ▪ false, perjured ▪ sworn ▪ …

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  • 6testimony — 01. He was found guilty, thanks to the [testimony] of the witness. 02. According to his [testimony], he was nowhere near the scene of the crime on that night. 03. One of the witnesses in the murder trial later withdrew her [testimony], saying… …

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  • 7testimony */ — UK [ˈtestɪmənɪ] / US [ˈtestəˌmoʊnɪ] noun Word forms testimony : singular testimony plural testimonies 1) [countable/uncountable] a formal statement about something that you saw, know, or experienced, usually given in a court of law… …

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  • 8testimony — tes|ti|mo|ny [ testə,mouni ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount a formal statement about something that you saw, know, or experienced, usually given in a court of law: I was asked to give testimony. eyewitness/expert testimony 2. ) singular or uncount… …

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  • 9testimony — tes·ti·mo·ny / tes tə ˌmō nē/ n pl nies [Latin testimonium, from testis witness]: evidence furnished by a witness under oath or affirmation and either orally or in an affidavit or deposition former testimony: testimony that a witness gives at a… …

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  • 10Testimony — Tes ti*mo*ny, n.; pl. {Testimonies}. [L. testimonium, from testis a witness: cf. OF. testimoine, testemoine, testimonie. See {Testify}.] 1. A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact. [1913… …

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