testimony

tes·ti·mo·ny  (tst-mn)

n. pl. tes·ti·mo·nies

1.

a. A declaration by a witness under oath, as that given before a court or deliberative body.

b. All such declarations, spoken or written, offered in a legal case or deliberative hearing.

2. Evidence in support of a fact or assertion; proof.

3. A public declaration regarding a religious experience.

4.

a. The stone tablets inscribed with the Law of Moses.

b. The ark containing these tablets.

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[Middle English, from Old French testimonie, from Latin testimnium, from testis, witness; see testify.]

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testimony

Noun

pl -nies

1. a declaration of truth or fact

2. Law evidence given by a witness, esp. in court under oath

3. evidence proving or supporting something: that they are still talking is a testimony to their 20-year friendship [Latin testimonium]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	testimony - a solemn statement made under oath   evidence - (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved witness - testimony by word or deed to your religious faith declaration - (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction; "his declaration of innocence" attestation - the action of bearing witness affidavit - written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath subornation - perjured testimony that someone was persuaded to give law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	2.	testimony - an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact; "according to his own testimony he can't do it" assertion, asseveration, averment - a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
	3.	testimony - something that serves as evidence; "his effort was testimony to his devotion" testimonial evidence - an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear" good authority - testimony by someone who should know; "I have it on good authority" testament - strong evidence for something; "his easy victory was a testament to his skill"

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testimony

noun 1. Law evidence, information, statement, witness, profession, declaration, confirmation, submission, affirmation, affidavit, deposition, corroboration, avowal, attestation

noun 2. proof, evidence, demonstration, indication, support, manifestation, verification, corroboration see see, testimonial

Translations

testimony [ˈtɛstɪmənɪ] n (LAW) → testimonio, declaración f

testimony [ˈtɛstɪmənɪ] n (Law) → témoignage m, déposition f

testimony [ˈtɛstɪmənɪ] n (statement) → Aussage f (= clear proof);

to be (a) testimony to → ein Zeugnis nt sein für

testimony [ˈtɛstɪmənɪ] n (LAW) → testimonianza, deposizione f

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testimony

n testimony [ˈtestiməni]

the statement(s) made by a person or people who testify in a law-court; evidence The jury listened to his testimony. getuienis شَهادَه свидетелски показания svědectví vidneudsagn die Aussage μαρτυρία, κατάθεση testimonio tunnistus شهادت todistajanlausunto témoignage עֵדוּת प्रमाण svjedočanstvo (tanú)vallomás kesaksian vitnisburður testimonianza 証言 증언; 증거 parodymas, liudijimas liecība (tiesā) testimoni getuigenis vitneforklaring; bevis zeznanie testemunho mărturie свидетельские показания svedectvo, výpoveď; dôkaz pričevanje svedočenje vittnesmål คำให้การภายใต้การสาบาน tanıklık 證詞 показання свідка; свідчення شہادت، دليل lời chứng, lời khai 证词

n testiˈmonial [-ˈmouniəl]

a (written) statement saying what one knows about a person's character, abilities etc When applying for a job, one usually needs a testimonial from one's last employer. getuigskrif شَهادَة حُسْن سُلوك препоръка posudek anbefaling das Zeugnis πιστοποιητικό ευδόκιμης υπηρεσίας, γραπτή βεβαίωση, συστατική επιστολή recomendación iseloomustus, soovitus توصیه نامه suositus recommandation כְּתַב הַמלָצָה प्रमाण-पत्र potvrda, svjedodžba ajánlólevél pernyataan vitnisburður, meðmæli referenza, (lettera di presentazione) 推薦状 추천장 rekomendacinis laiškas rekomendācija; raksturojums surat perakuan getuigschrift attest, skussmål świadectwo, zaświadczenie carta de recomendação (scrisoare de) re­co­man­dare (письменная) рекомендация posudok priporočilo preporuka intyg, vitsord หนังสือรับรอง tavsiye mektubu, referans, bonservis 證明書 характеристика; рекомендація تصديق نامہ giấy chứng thực 证明书