testimony
Synonyms:
affirmation, attestation, confirmation, corroboration, deposition, documentation, evidence, proof, substantiation, testament, testimonial, validation, voucher, witness.
Related Words:
affidavit, avowal, data, demonstration, indication, information, illustration, profession, statement, submission, support, testament.
Antonym:
disproof.
Synonym Study (Dictionary.com):
Evidence, exhibit, testimony, and proof refer to information furnished in a legal investigation to support a contention.
Evidence is any information so given, whether furnished by witnesses or derived from documents or from any other source:
Hearsay evidence is not admitted in a trial.
An exhibit in law is a document or article that is presented in court as evidence:
The signed contract is Exhibit A.
Testimony is usually evidence given by witnesses under oath:
The jury listened carefully to the testimony.
Proof is evidence that is so complete and convincing as to put a conclusion beyond reasonable doubt:
proof of the innocence of the accused.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin testimōnium, equivalent to testi(s) witness + -mōnium -mony. [British:] C15: from Latin testimōnium, from testis witness. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of testimony: 14th century. History and Etymology for testimony: Middle English testimonie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin testimonium Decalogue, from Latin, evidence, witness, from testis witness — more at testament. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
Updated: 19 July 2020 {3:51 PM}
affirmation, attestation, confirmation, corroboration, deposition, documentation, evidence, proof, substantiation, testament, testimonial, validation, voucher, witness.
Related Words:
affidavit, avowal, data, demonstration, indication, information, illustration, profession, statement, submission, support, testament.
Antonym:
disproof.
Synonym Study (Dictionary.com):
Evidence, exhibit, testimony, and proof refer to information furnished in a legal investigation to support a contention.
Evidence is any information so given, whether furnished by witnesses or derived from documents or from any other source:
Hearsay evidence is not admitted in a trial.
An exhibit in law is a document or article that is presented in court as evidence:
The signed contract is Exhibit A.
Testimony is usually evidence given by witnesses under oath:
The jury listened carefully to the testimony.
Proof is evidence that is so complete and convincing as to put a conclusion beyond reasonable doubt:
proof of the innocence of the accused.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin testimōnium, equivalent to testi(s) witness + -mōnium -mony. [British:] C15: from Latin testimōnium, from testis witness. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of testimony: 14th century. History and Etymology for testimony: Middle English testimonie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin testimonium Decalogue, from Latin, evidence, witness, from testis witness — more at testament. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
Updated: 19 July 2020 {3:51 PM}