testify

testify: tes·ti·fy /'tes-tə-ˌfī/ vb -fied, -fy·ing [Latin testificari, from testis witness]

vi: to make a solemn declaration under oath or affirmation for the purpose of establishing a fact: give testimony

vt: to declare in testimony

tes·ti·fi·er n

testify: I verb acknowledge openly, affirm, affirm under oath, allege, assert, asseverate, attest, aver, avow, be sworn, bear witness, declare, depone, depose, establish, express, give evidence, give one's word, indicate, make solemn declaration, profess, prove, show, state, state a fact, state a truth, swear, take one's oath, take the stand, testari, testificari, verify associated concepts: compulsion to testify, privilege against self-incrimination, testify in one's own defense, testify under oath II index acknowledge (verify), affirm (declare solemnly), avouch (avow), avow, bear (adduce), bespeak, certify (attest), inform (notify), manifest, posit, promise (vow), verify (swear), vouch

testify: v.
To speak under oath; to give evidence as a witness in a deposition or lawsuit; to serve as proof of something.

testify: To provide oral evidence under oath at a trial or at a deposition.

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testify: v.

1 To tell a court what pertinent information to a case one has, while under oath, and while the defendant is present.

2 To bear witness.

testify: To provide evidence as a witness, subject to an oath or affirmation, in order to establish a particular fact or set of facts.

testify: To provide evidence as a witness, subject to an oath or affirmation, in order to establish a particular fact or set of facts.

testify: v.

to give oral evidence under oath in answer to questions posed by attorneys either at trial or at a deposition (testimony under oath outside of court), with the opportunity for opposing attorneys to cross-examine the witness in regard to answers given.

See also: deposition, evidence, testimony, trial

Synonyms:

Depose, state, affirm, declare, bear witness, depone, Attest, depose, state, declare, affirm, bear witness to, vouch for, asseverate / Declare under oath or affirmation, Declare under oath or affirmation

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