testimony

Noun
  1. A solemn statement made under oath (synset 106747216)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: evidence - (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
    subtypes:
    • witness - testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
    • declaration - (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction
    • attestation - the action of bearing witness
    • affidavit - written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
    • subornation - perjured testimony that someone was persuaded to give
  2. An assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact (synset 106745459)
    "according to his own testimony he can't do it"
    is a type of: assertion, asseveration, averment - a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
  3. Something that serves as evidence (synset 106660952)
    "his effort was testimony to his devotion"
    is a type of: evidence - an indication that makes something evident
    subtypes:
    same as: testimonial

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