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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 testimonyvt: to declare in testimonytes·ti·fi·er n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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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
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acknowledge (verify), affirm (declare solemnly), avouch (avow), avow, bear (adduce), bespeak, certify (attest), inform (notify), manifest, posit, promise (vow), verify (swear), vouch
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To speak under oath; to give evidence as a witness in a deposition or lawsuit; to serve as proof of something.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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To provide oral evidence under oath at a trial or at a deposition.Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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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.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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To provide evidence as a witness, subject to an oath or affirmation, in order to establish a particular fact or set of facts.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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To provide evidence as a witness, subject to an oath or affirmation, in order to establish a particular fact or set of facts.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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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.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.