testified
Spoke under oath
Testified is the past tense of testify, meaning to give evidence or make a formal statement, especially under oath in a legal proceeding: She testified before the grand jury.
More broadly, it means to serve as evidence or proof: The ruins testified to the city's former grandeur.
In religious contexts, to testify is to declare one's faith or spiritual experience publicly.
Confirmed as true
- substantiatedConfirmed with evidence
- verifiedConfirmed as accurate
- confirmedEstablished as accurate
- documentedPreserved in official records
authenticated · proved · demonstrated · supported · established · validated · exhibit · on record
Writ requiring testimony
- affidavitSworn written statement
- perjuryCriminal courtroom dishonesty
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- sworn statementLegally binding written testimony
admissible · hearsay · allegation · summons · arraignment · plea · jurisprudence · notarized
Place for giving testimony
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- juryLegal decision-making body
- verdictOfficial court decision
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
defendant · plaintiff · attorney · judge · trial · hearing · objection · counsel
Formal binding promise
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- sworePledged or profaned
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- declarationFormal public announcement
solemnly · hand on Bible · truthfully · so help me God · pledged · certified · vouched · averred
Past of perceive
- observedPerceived through attention
- firsthandWithout intermediary
- eyewitnessOne who saw events
- recalledBrought back mentally
remembered · recollected · account · identified · recognized · noted · watched · beheld
corroborated
Confirmed as true
- substantiatedConfirmed with evidence
- verifiedConfirmed as accurate
- confirmedEstablished as accurate
documented · authenticated · proved · demonstrated · supported · established · validated · exhibit · on record · eyewitness account
subpoena
Writ requiring testimony
- affidavitSworn written statement
- perjuryCriminal courtroom dishonesty
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
sworn statement · admissible · hearsay · allegation · summons · arraignment · plea · jurisprudence · notarized · under oath
witness stand
Place for giving testimony
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- juryLegal decision-making body
- verdictOfficial court decision
prosecution · defendant · plaintiff · attorney · judge · trial · hearing · objection · counsel · bailiff
oath
Formal binding promise
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- sworePledged or profaned
- vowSolemn personal commitment
declaration · solemnly · hand on Bible · truthfully · so help me God · pledged · certified · vouched · averred
saw
Past of perceive
- observedPerceived through attention
- firsthandWithout intermediary
- eyewitnessOne who saw events
recalled · remembered · recollected · account · identified · recognized · noted · watched · beheld
stated
Expressed in words
recounted · described · related · reported · answered · explained · revealed · disclosed · admitted · denied
testifiedpleaded the Fifth
Exercised self-incrimination protection
kept quiet · said nothing · stonewalled · clammed up · concealed
testifiedperjured
Lied while sworn
dissembled · fabricated · deceived · misrepresented · lied