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Testimony (other)
Testimony is the statement of a witness in court. Testimony may also refer to: Film and television * Testimony (1920 film), ''Testimony'' (1920 film), a British silent film by Guy Newall * The Testimony (1946 film), ''The Testimony'' (1946 film), an Italian crime film * Testimony (1988 film), ''Testimony'' (1988 film), Tony Palmer's film about Shostakovich * The Testimony (2015 film), ''The Testimony'' (2015 film), an American short-documentary film * ''Testimony'', a 2000–2004 List of programs broadcast by BET#Reality & competition series, program broadcast by BET * Testimony (Doctors), "Testimony" (''Doctors''), a 2004 television episode * The Testimony (Dynasty), "The Testimony" (''Dynasty''), a 1981 television episode * Testimony (Veep), "Testimony" (''Veep''), a 2015 television episode Literature * Testimony (Volkov book), ''Testimony'' (Volkov book), the book about Dmitri Shostakovich by Solomon Volkov * Testimony (Shreve novel), ''Testimony'' (Shreve novel), a 2008 nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Testimony
Testimony is a solemn attestation as to the truth of a matter. Etymology The words "testimony" and "testify" both derive from the Latin word ''testis'', referring to the notion of a disinterested third-party witness. Law In the law, testimony is a form of evidence in which a witness makes a "solemn declaration or affirmation ... for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact". According to Bryan A. Garner, the editor of '' Black's Law Dictionary'', the word "testimony" is properly used as a mass noun (that is, always uninflected regardless of number), and not a count noun. Testimony may be oral or written, and it is usually made by oath or affirmation under penalty of perjury. Historically, to be admissible in court and to ensure maximum reliability and validity, written testimony presented in the form of an affidavit (i.e., the witness would not be appearing in court at the hearing at which the affidavit was considered as evidence) was usually witnessed by anot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
