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Definition of Testify
1. Verb. Give testimony in a court of law. "They testify that there was a traffic accident "
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Generic synonyms: Declare
Specialized synonyms: Vouch
Derivative terms: Attestant, Attestation, Testifier, Testimony, Testimony, Testimony
2. Verb. Provide evidence for. "They testify that there was a traffic accident "; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Specialized synonyms: Attest, Certify, Demonstrate, Evidence, Manifest, Presume, Abduce, Adduce, Cite
Generic synonyms: Inform
Derivative terms: Evidence, Evidence, Evidence, Testifier, Testimony, Testimony
Definition of Testify
1. v. i. To make a solemn declaration, verbal or written, to establish some fact; to give testimony for the purpose of communicating to others a knowledge of something not known to them.
2. v. t. To bear witness to; to support the truth of by testimony; to affirm or declare solemny.
3. adv. In a testy manner; fretfully; peevishly; with petulance.
Definition of Testify
1. Verb. to make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath ¹
2. Verb. to make a statement based on personal knowledge or faith ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Testify
1. to make a declaration of truth under oath [v -FIED, -FYING, -FIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Testify
Literary usage of Testify
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1866)
"1 testify that, when on the point of starting with his forces for the Quaker ...
I further testify that I do now and always believed the road into which ..."
2. The American and English Encyclopedia of Law by John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie, David Shephard Garland (1892)
"An attorney who drew a will may testify on its probate to what transpired between
the testator and himself in the course of its preparation and publication. ..."
3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1905)
"They testify to their long experience In handling and examining written papers
and In comparing signatures and writings. It is the practice In this state to ..."
4. A Treatise on the Law of Evidence by Simon Greenleaf (1899)
"If a conspiracy is charged in the indictment and proven to the satisfaction of
the Court, then each defendant named in the indictment may testify on his own ..."
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