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compelled testimony

compelled testimony is the simple past and past participle of compel testimony.

Meaning of compel testimony

Verb

compel testimony (third-person singular simple present compels testimony, present participle compelling testimony, simple past and past participle compelled testimony)

  1. To officially require that a witness appear and testify before a court of law or other public authority, under threat of legally enforceable penalties for failure to do so.
    • President Roosevelt approved an amendment to the Air Commerce Act of 1926, giving the Aeronautics Branch of the Department of Commerce power to hold public hearings, subpoena witnesses, compel testimony under oath.1934 July 2, “Aeronautics: Causes of Crashes”, in Time, retrieved 16 Apr 2014

Questions about compelled testimony

What is compelled testimony the simple past and past participle of?
Compelled testimony is the simple past and past participle of compel testimony.

Words near compelled testimony in the dictionary

  1. compellative
  2. compellatives
  3. compellatory
  4. compelled
  5. compelled speech
  6. compelled testimony
  7. compelledly
  8. compellence
  9. compellent
  10. compeller
  11. compellers

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