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countable and uncountable, plural testimonies
(law) Statements made by a witness in court. quotations examples
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
An account of first-hand experience. quotations examples
[Thou] for the testimony of truth, hast borne / Universal reproach.
1667, John Milton, “Book VI”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […]; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873,
(religion) In a church service (or religious service), a personal account, such as one's conversion, testimony of faith, or life testimony. examples
Witness; evidence; proof of some fact. quotations examples
When ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Mark 6:11