Testimony

Quick meaning: Testimony is a noun meaning (law) Statements made by a witness in court.

Meaning

(law) Statements made by a witness in court.

More Meanings

1. An account of first-hand experience.
2. (religion) In a church service (or religious service), a personal account, such as one's conversion, testimony of faith, or life testimony.
3. Witness; evidence; proof of some fact.

Example Sentences

[Thou] for the testimony of truth, hast borne / Universal reproach.

We may never know the entire history of Atlantis. What little remains at the bottom of the ocean stands in mute testimony to a race of proud and naughty people, their majestic creations now home to fish and barnacles and octopuses.

The Missouri prosecutors' case against Clemons, based partly on incriminating testimony given by his co-defendants, was that Clemons was part of a group of four youths who accosted the sisters on the Chain of Rocks Bridge one dark night in April 1991.

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Word Forms

• testimonies
• testimonie

Synonyms for testimony

Depending on context, synonyms include deposition, testimonial.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include testimonial, affidavit, testify, witness, eyewitness, oath.

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