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Common collocations with testimony in British Collocation

testimony noun

UK /ˈtestɪməni/

from personal experience

expert
first-hand
personal

A doctor giving expert medical testimony said it was impossible for her to have shot herself.

Many of those people contributed first-hand testimony of what happened in the camps.

sworn in court to be true

sworn

There is sworn testimony from many sources that the leadership knew about this.

seeming to be true

convincing
credible

Calling him a murderer simply made Kumar’s testimony more credible.

false

false

Any person giving a false testimony is subject to punishment by law.

making you upset or angry

damning
harrowing
poignant

The inquiry heard harrowing testimony from victims.

give testimony

give
submit

Several sources gave testimony in which they said explosions went off in the building.

listen to testimony

hear

They claim the court refused to hear their testimony.

believe someone’s testimony

accept
believe

We are inclined to believe the testimony of eyewitnesses.

reject someone’s testimony

discredit
reject

Historians have discredited this testimony.

support testimony

confirm
corroborate

Mr Crab corroborated the testimony given by Mr Crocker.

contradict testimony

contradict
retract

This statement contradicts your testimony that you telephoned after 11pm.

There are only two trial witnesses who have not retracted their testimony.

collect testimony

collect
gather

He said he had gathered testimony about all kinds of racism going on inside football.

true or great

ample
fitting
glowing

They are a glowing testimony to the spirit of resilience in the face of terrorism.

strong

eloquent
emphatic
powerful
vivid

Many letters bear eloquent testimony to the joy this music brings.

silent

mute
silent

The stones stand in mute testimony to the monument’s essential mystery.

sad

poignant

The film is a lasting and at times poignant testimony to these musicians and their achievements.

agreed by all

unanimous

The unanimous testimony of ancient records describes the destruction of the library.