noun
1 formal statement that sth is true
ADJECTIVE
▪ credible , reliable
▪ uncorroborated
▪ false , perjured
▪ sworn
▪ oral , written
▪ video , videotaped
▪ eyewitness , personal , witness
▪ expert
▪ court , trial
▪
a transcript of the trial ~
▪ public ( AmE )
▪ congressional , grand jury (both AmE )
VERB + TESTIMONY
▪ hear
▪ give , offer , present , provide
▪ corroborate
▪
Her ~ was corroborated by the other witnesses.
▪ undermine
▪ coerce , compel (both AmE )
▪
The government was able to compel his ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ by your ~
▪
He had by his own ~ taken part in the burglary.
▪ in ~
▪
In ~ before the Crown Court, she described her movements on the day of the murder.
▪ ~ about
▪
Witnesses were called to give ~ about the effects of smoking.
▪ ~ against
▪
The court heard her ~ against the accused.
▪ ~ before
▪
his ~ before a Senate committee
2 proof
ADJECTIVE
▪ ample , clear , eloquent , powerful , remarkable
VERB + TESTIMONY
▪ bear , stand as
▪ offer , provide
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ to
▪
His thick, swollen fingers bore ~ to a lifetime of toil.