verbal testimony

Witness's spoken account

Verbal testimony is a statement given aloud, typically in legal or formal settings where someone recounts what they witnessed or know.

It contrasts with written testimony or physical evidence: The case relied heavily on verbal testimony from eyewitnesses.

The phrase emphasizes that the account was spoken rather than documented in another form.

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oath · under oath · sworn · sworn statement · statement · deposition · court reporter · on the record · courtroom · account · recollection · cross-examination · stand · judge · jury · evidence · speaking · memory

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medium of communication

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Sworn statement in document form

written statement · documentary evidence · written record · affidavit · notarized statement

directness of evidence

verbal testimonyphysical evidence

Tangible items proving facts

material evidence · forensic evidence · documentary proof · circumstantial evidence · documentary evidence

directness of communication

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Wordless transmission of meaning

body language · silence · gesture · implied meaning

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