He said the then-secretary testified before a House committee that DHS prevented 3,755 KST from traveling or entering the United States in 2017, even though the actual number was no more than three. If you`ve ever watched a TV show about lawyers, you`ve probably seen someone testify: get their hands on the Bible, sit in the witness chair, and say what they know about a case. Testimony is serious business, but it doesn`t always happen in court: if someone knows you`re good at math, they can attest to your math skills. Or if you`ve been to a restaurant, you can tell your friends that there are some great desserts out there. Singer, who also pleaded guilty, was expected to testify against them if they had come to court. Africa was also not devoid of evidence of the industry at that time, as history will testify. Coming out still takes courage, as many teenagers can attest. Dean Sybil Todd died of pancreatic cancer before she could testify. Find the answers online with Practical English Usage, your go-to guide to problems in English. 14th century, in the intransitive sense 2a The Goldberg lady refers to Barbara Bowman, one of the victims who agreed to testify in the 2006 case. And how would the General Confederation bear witness to a glorious work of the Reformation! Middle English testifies, from the Anglo-French testifier, from the Latin testificari, from the testicle witness «We looked at 10 men with guns, then the shots started,» the survivor later testified. These sample phrases are automatically selected from various online information sources to reflect the current use of the word «cookie». The views expressed in the examples do not represent the views of Merriam-Webster or its editors.

Send us your feedback. This will be the first time Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the richest person in the world, will testify before Congress. He was determined to look for other victims who would testify to abuses that could put Lebovits behind bars. That she testified that she did not love John the Baptist – and that she had never loved him, he knew it was a deliberate lie. Instead, he barely urged the jury to indict the officer and allowed the unprecedented measure to have him testify. Witness testimony means making a statement or presenting evidence, usually in court. Witnesses testify for the prosecution or defence. And then today – yesterday you reached your climax by letting me go to the witness stand and bear witness to a bigger lie! Find out which words work together and create more natural English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app. Havana tobacco growers in the Connecticut Valley can attest to this, especially the growing size of the plants.

«Testify,» Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/testify. Retrieved 14 January 2022. According to the prevailing interpretation of U.S. antitrust law, the executives testifying this week have little to fear from lawmakers or regulators. Join our community to access the latest language learning tips and assessment from Oxford University Press!.