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testimony

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Noun
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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun testimony has 3 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

testimonyn. [L. testimonium, from testis a witness: cf. OF. testimoine, testemoine, testimonie. See Testify.].
  •  A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact.  [1913 Webster]
    " Such declaration, in judicial proceedings, may be verbal or written, but must be under oath or affirmation."  [1913 Webster]
  •  Affirmation; declaration; as, these doctrines are supported by the uniform testimony of the fathers; the belief of past facts must depend on the evidence of human testimony, or the testimony of historians.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Open attestation; profession.  [1913 Webster]
    "[Thou] for the testimony of truth, hast borne
    Universal reproach.
    "  [1913 Webster]
  •  Witness; evidence; proof of some fact.  [1913 Webster]
    "When ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them."  [1913 Webster]
  •  The two tables of the law.  [1913 Webster]
    "Thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee."  [1913 Webster]
  •  Hence, the whole divine revelation; the sacre1913 Webster]
    "The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple."  [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Proof; evidence; attestation; witness; affirmation; confirmation; averment.
testimonyv. t. 
     To witness; to attest; to prove by testimony.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

testimony, n. (pl. -ies)
1 Law an oral or written statement under oath or affirmation.
2 declaration or statement of fact.
3 evidence, demonstration (called him in testimony; produce testimony).
4 Bibl. the Ten Commandments.
5 archaic a solemn protest or confession.

Etymology
ME f. L testimonium f. testis witness

THESAURUS

testimony

admission, affidavit, affirmation, allegation, argument, assertion, asseveration, attest, attestation, authentication, averment, avouchment, avowal, certification, claim, compurgation, confirmation, corroboration, declaration, demonstration, deposition, disclosure, documentation, evidence, illustration, information, instrument in proof, legal evidence, notarized statement, profession, proof, statement, statement under oath, substantiation, summation, summing up, swearing, sworn evidence, sworn statement, sworn testimony, testament, testimonial, testimonium, verification, vouching, witness, word

ROGET THESAURUS

testimony

Evidence

N evidence, facts, premises, data, praecognita, grounds, indication, criterion, testimony, testification, expert testimony, attestation, deposition, examination, admission, authority, warrant, credential, diploma, voucher, certificate, doquet, docket, testamur, record, document, pi ce justificative, deed, warranty, signature, seal, exhibit, material evidence, objective evidence, witness, indicator, hostile witness, eyewitness, earwitness, material witness, state's evidence, deponent, sponsor, cojuror, oral evidence, documentary evidence, hearsay evidence, external evidence, extrinsic evidence, internal evidence, intrinsic evidence, circumstantial evidence, cumulative evidence, ex parte evidence, presumptive evidence, collateral evidence, constructive evidence, proof, evidence in chief, secondary evidence, confirmation, corroboration, support, ratification, authentication, compurgation, wager of law, comprobation, citation, reference, legal research, literature search (experiment), showing, indicative, indicatory, deducible, grounded on, founded on, based on, corroborative, confirmatory, by inference, according to, witness, a fortiori, still more, still less, raison de plus, in corroboration, of, valeat quantum, under seal, under one's hand and seal, dictum de dicto, mise en evidence.

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