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testimonies

n. plural-only
C1 Advanced US //ˈtɛstəˌmoʊniz// UK //tˈɛstɪmənɪz// tes·ti·monies

n. formal statements that people give to prove something is true, often in a court of law. They can also be stories people tell about their personal experiences to show how something changed their lives.

n. formal written or spoken statements provided as evidence, especially in a legal or religious context. Often refers to the collective body of evidence or personal accounts supporting a specific claim.


SIMPLE

The jury listened to the testimonies of several witnesses.

CONTEXTUAL

The committee gathered written testimonies from former employees to investigate the claims of workplace safety violations.

COMPLEX

The historical archive consists primarily of oral testimonies from survivors, providing a harrowing and deeply personal perspective that official government documents often fail to capture.

Synonyms
Usage

Plural form of 'testimony'; when referring to legal evidence, it often takes a plural verb to denote multiple individual accounts.

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