testimony
Sworn court account
Testimony is a formal statement, especially one given under oath in legal proceedings: The witness's testimony contradicted the defendant's account.
Beyond courtrooms, testimony refers to any evidence or proof supporting a claim: His success is testimony to years of hard work.
In religious contexts, testimony means a public declaration of faith or spiritual experience: She shared her testimony at the revival.
Judicial proceedings chamber
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
perjury · verdict · jury · judge · witness · defendant · plaintiff · prosecution
Demonstration of truth
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
- verificationProving something accurate
- exhibitItem publicly displayed
substantiation · demonstration · indication · confirmation · authentication · record · transcript · forensic
One who saw events
- observerOne who perceives events
- bystanderOne who observes nearby
- deponentOne who testifies formally
- testifierOne who gives evidence
informant · narrator · recount · firsthand · account · statement · recollection · identification
Expressed claim or fact
- assertionConfident statement of fact
- proclamationFormal public announcement
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- avowalOpen declaration of belief
pronouncement · disclosure · attestation · affirmation · utterance · account · acknowledgment · profession
Trust without proof
- conversionAct of changing states
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- revivalReturn after decline
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
spiritual · grace · redemption · blessing · miracle · prayer · worship · evangelical
Truthfulness, sincerity
- veracityConformity to fact
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
trustworthiness · accuracy · integrity · candor · frankness · truthful · false · fabricated
courtroom
Judicial proceedings chamber
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
subpoena · perjury · verdict · jury · judge · witness · defendant · plaintiff · prosecution · defense
proof
Demonstration of truth
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
- verificationProving something accurate
exhibit · substantiation · demonstration · indication · confirmation · authentication · record · transcript · forensic · material
eyewitness
One who saw events
testifier · informant · narrator · recount · firsthand · account · statement · recollection · identification · lineup
statement
Expressed claim or fact
- assertionConfident statement of fact
- proclamationFormal public announcement
- announcementPublic declaration of information
avowal · pronouncement · disclosure · attestation · affirmation · utterance · account · acknowledgment · profession · expression
faith
Trust without proof
- conversionAct of changing states
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- revivalReturn after decline
confession · spiritual · grace · redemption · blessing · miracle · prayer · worship · evangelical · born-again
honesty
Truthfulness, sincerity
- veracityConformity to fact
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
reliability · trustworthiness · accuracy · integrity · candor · frankness · truthful · false · fabricated · perjured
- courtroomjudge, jury, oath taking, lawyer, bench
- crime investigationdetective, whodunit, investigation, detectives, investigator
- legallawyer, judge, jury, trial, verdict
- evidenceevidence, evidence bag, circumstantial evidence, proof, admissible
- Legal TVtrials, verdicts, evidence, cross-examination, objections
- Courtroom Proceedingscross-examination, opening statement, closing argument, objection, plea
testimonyhearsay
Unverified secondhand information
secondhand account · rumor · gossip · speculation · indirect evidence
testimonyconjecture
Guess from limited facts
guess · speculation · surmise · supposition · presumption
testimonydenial
Refusal to accept reality
rebuttal · refutation · accusation · charge · allegation
- courtroom testimonySworn statements in trial
- sworn testimonyOath-bound legal statement
- expert testimonySpecialist's courtroom statement
- witness testimonySworn statement from observer
- false testimonyLying while legally sworn
- eyewitness testimonyEvidence from direct observers