testifies
Speaks under oath
Testifies is the third-person singular form of testify—to give evidence or bear witness.
In legal contexts, a person testifies under oath in court: She testifies tomorrow about what she saw.
More broadly, something that testifies to a fact serves as evidence of it: The ruins testify to the city's former grandeur.
In religious usage, to testify is to publicly declare one's faith or spiritual experience.
Formal testimony under oath
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
- affidavitSworn written statement
- perjuryCriminal courtroom dishonesty
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
sworn statement · admissible · hearsay · discovery · litigation · pleadings · rebuttal · prosecution
Place for giving testimony
- swornBound by formal promise
- oathFormal binding promise
- judgeOne who decides
- juryLegal decision-making body
trial · cross-examination · prosecutor · defense attorney · defendant · bailiff · gavel · verdict
State officially
- assertDeclare confidently true
- affirmDeclare to be true
- vouchGive personal assurance
- certifyFormally verify as true
confirm · verify · validate · endorse · authenticate · substantiate · support · bear witness
One who saw events
- accountRecord of dealings
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- observationAttentive watching or remark
corroborate · firsthand · describe · narrate · identify · recall · disclose · reveal
Conformity to fact
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
accuracy · authenticity · integrity · trustworthiness · candor · forthrightness · reliability · genuineness
deposition
Formal testimony under oath
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
- affidavitSworn written statement
- perjuryCriminal courtroom dishonesty
evidence · sworn statement · admissible · hearsay · discovery · litigation · pleadings · rebuttal · prosecution · defense
witness stand
Place for giving testimony
jury · trial · cross-examination · prosecutor · defense attorney · defendant · bailiff · gavel · verdict · objection
declare
State officially
certify · confirm · verify · validate · endorse · authenticate · substantiate · support · bear witness · speak to
eyewitness
One who saw events
- accountRecord of dealings
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- recollectionRecalled mental image
observation · corroborate · firsthand · describe · narrate · identify · recall · disclose · reveal · informant
veracity
Conformity to fact
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
truthfulness · accuracy · authenticity · integrity · trustworthiness · candor · forthrightness · reliability · genuineness · factual
testifieswithholds
Refuses to release
conceals · clams up · stonewalls · suppresses · keeps mum