oral testimony
Witness's verbal statement
Oral testimony is evidence given by speaking rather than through documents or physical evidence.
In legal contexts, witnesses provide oral testimony under oath: The case relied heavily on oral testimony from eyewitnesses.
The phrase emphasizes the spoken nature of the account, distinguishing it from written statements or depositions.
- standUpright support structure
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- witnessOne who attests
- eye witnessPerson who saw something
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
judge · firsthand account · word of mouth · legal proceeding · viva voce · corroboration · cross-examination · oath · tell the truth · interview · testimonial evidence · perjury · firsthand · speech · folklore · tradition · ethnography · verbal
- evidenceevidence, evidence bag, circumstantial evidence, proof, admissible
- testimonywitness statements, sworn statements, sworn statement, witness statement, eyewitness account
- tribal justicetribal courts, indigenous law, tribal justice, tribal law, elder councils
- public meetingstown hall meeting, public hearing, public forum, community meeting, open forum
- Indigenous Justicetribal courts, tribal justice, village councils, elder councils, tribal police
- Indigenous Lawindigenous law, aboriginal rights, indigenous sovereignty, ceremonial law, traditional law
oral testimonywritten testimony
Sworn statement in document form
written statement · documentary evidence · affidavit · written record · textual evidence
oral testimonyphysical evidence
Tangible items proving facts
material evidence · forensic evidence · documentary evidence · circumstantial evidence · photographic evidence