When someone testifies in a court of law, they give a statement of what they saw someone do or what they know of a situation, after having promised to tell the truth. Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face Eva testified to having seen Herndon with his gun on the stairs He hopes to have his 12-year prison term reduced by testifying against his former colleagues
To make a solemn declaration, verbal or written, to establish some fact; to give testimony for the purpose of communicating to others a knowledge of something not known to them
give testimony in a court of law provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence
To affirm or declare under oath or affirmation before a tribunal, in order to prove some fact
If one thing testifies to another, it supports the belief that the second thing is true. Recent excavations testify to the presence of cultivated inhabitants on the hill during the Arthurian period
To make a solemn declaration under oath or affirmation, for the purpose of establishing, or making proof of, some fact to a court; to give testimony in a cause depending before a tribunal
To declare a charge; to protest; to give information; to bear witness; with against