testimonie

Noun

testimony (countable and uncountable, plural testimonies)

1. Statements made by a witness in court.
   • The Missouri prosecutors' case against Clemons, based partly on incriminating testimony given by his co-defendants, was that Clemons was part of a group of four youths who accosted the sisters on the Chain of Rocks Bridge one dark night in April 1991.2012 August 21, Ed Pilkington, “Death penalty on trial: should Reggie Clemons live or die?”, in The Guardian

   Synonyms:

   deposition

2. An account of first-hand experience.
   • [Thou] for the testimony of truth, hast borne / Universal reproach.1667, John Milton, “Book VI”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
3. In a church service (or religious service), a personal account, such as one's conversion, testimony of faith, or life testimony.
4. Witness; evidence; proof of some fact.
   • This new win is testimony to the tactical skill of their coach.

   Synonyms:

   testament