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testimony

[tes-tuh-moh-nee, -muh-nee]

noun

plural

testimonies 
  1. Law.the statement or declaration of a witness under oath or affirmation, usually in court.

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  2. evidence in support of a fact or statement; proof.

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  3. open declaration or profession, as of faith.

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  4. Usually testimonies. the precepts of God.

  5. the Decalogue as inscribed on the two tablets of the law, or the ark in which the tablets were kept. Exodus 16:34; 25:16.

  6. Archaic.a declaration of disapproval; protest.



testimony

/ ˈɛɪəɪ /

noun

  1. a declaration of truth or fact

  2. law evidence given by a witness, esp orally in court under oath or affirmation

  3. evidence testifying to something

    her success was a testimony to her good luck

  4. Old Testament

    1. the Ten Commandments, as inscribed on the two stone tables

    2. the Ark of the Covenant as the receptacle of these (Exodus 25:16; 16:34)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • pretestimony noun
  • retestimony noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of testimony1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin ٱپōԾܳ, equivalent to testi(s) “witness” + -ōԾܳ noun suffix; -mony
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of testimony1

C15: from Latin ٱپōԾܳ, from testis witness
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In fact, the prosecution is relying almost totally on the testimony of the Russian soldiers.

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We have heard testimony from people in his first term who had to talk him down from shooting protesters and deploying the military in the streets of American cities.

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Weinstein’s retrial began April 23 and featured emotional testimony from Haley and Mann, who returned to the stand, plus Sokola, who did not testify against the mogul in the 2020 trial.

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The attorneys suggest that the Department of Homeland Security’s acting general counsel, Joseph Mazzara, may have given untruthful testimony.

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Witness testimony concluded last week, and Administrative Law Judge Ji-Lan Zang is expected to make a recommendation about what, if any, ethics violations Lee committed.

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