verb
- giving evidence or making a statement under oath in a court of law
- declaring or affirming something publicly or formally
- serving as evidence or proof of something
Usage: legal context
Examples
- The witness is testifying about what she saw that night.
- He spent three hours testifying before the grand jury.
- The documents are testifying to the company’s financial problems.
- She was nervous about testifying in front of so many people.
- The expert is testifying about the safety of the new drug.
- His success is testifying to years of hard work.
- The defendant will be testifying on his own behalf tomorrow.