ˈau̇sˌzägə- noun
Etymology: German aussage deposition, declaration, from aussagen to depose, declare, from Middle High German ūzsagen, from ūz out (from Old High German) + sagen to say, from Old High German sagēn — more at out , say
psychology : a test of reliability of testimony in which the subject is required to describe a situation or event familiar to the examiner