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Home Dictionary Name: testifyTestimaignes ne potent testifie le negative, mes I affirmative
Testimaignes ne potent testifie le negative, mes I affirmative, witness cannot testify to a negative; they must testify to an affirmative...
testify
testify -fied -fy·ing [Latin testificari, from testis witness] vi : to make a solemn declaration under oath or affirmation for the purpose of establishing a fact : give testimony vt : to declare in testimony tes·ti·fi·er n ...
witness
witness [Old English witnes knowledge, testimony, witness, from wit mind, sense, knowledge] 1 a : attestation of a fact or event [in whereof the parties have executed this release] b : evidence (as of the authenticity of a conveyance by deed) furnished by signature, oath, or seal 2 : one who gives evidence regarding matters of fact under inquiry ;specif : one who testifies or is legally qualified to testify in a case or to give evidence before a judicial tribunal or similar inquiry [a before a congressional committee] [no person…shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a against himself "U.S. Constitution amend. V"] compare affiant, deponent adverse witness : a witness who is called by or associated with an opposing party or who by statement, conduct, or other evidence (as of relationship) shows bias against or is injurious to the case of the party by whom the witness is called [sought to have his witness declared an adverse witness subject to impeachment] called als...
depose
depose de·posed de·pos·ing vt 1 : to testify to under oath or by sworn affidavit 2 : to take testimony from esp. by deposition [plaintiffs…were entitled to experts retained by the defendants "National Law Journal"] compare examine vi : testify [the plaintiff deposed in person to many specific facts "Mintz v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co., 72 S.E.2d 38 (1952)"] ...
prior consistent statement
prior consistent statement : a witness's statement made out of court prior to testifying that is consistent with the witness's testimony compare prior inconsistent statement NOTE: A prior consistent statement may be offered as evidence to rebut a charge that a witness's testimony is fabricated, provided that the witness is available to be cross-examined. Under Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(1), a prior consistent statement of a witness testifying at trial and subject to cross-examination is not hearsay. ...
Deponent
One who deposes or testifies under oath one who gives evidence usually one who testifies in writing...
Transubstantiation
Transubstantiation, 'the change of the substance of the Bread and Wine in the Supper of our Lord' (Art. 28 of the Thirtynine Articles of Religion); 'a conversion of the whole substance of the Bread into the Body and of the whole substance of the Wine into the Blood, which conversion the Catholic Church calls Transubstantiation.'-Creed of Pope Pius IV., founded on Ch. iv., sess. xiii., of the Council of Trent.Declaration against Transubstantiation.-A Declaration (commonly called the 'Declaration against Transubstantiation') was required of all members of either House of Parliament in 1678, by 30 Car. 2, st. 2, c. 1, with the effect of disabling Roman Catholics from sitting in either House till the passing of the Roman Catholic Relief Act of 1829 (10 Geo. 4, c. 7).Declaration by each new Sovereign.-Both the Bill of Rights (1 W. & M. sess. 2, c. 2), and the Act of Settlement (12 & 13 Wm. 3, c. 2), by an incorporation, by reference only, of 30 Car. 2, st. 2, c. 1 (of which 'so much as is u...
attest
attest [Latin attestari, from ad to + testari to call to witness, from testis witness] vt : to bear witness to : affirm to be true or genuine ;specif : to authenticate (as a will) by signing as a witness vi : to bear witness : testify often used with to at·tes·ta·tion [a-tes-tā-shən] n ...
certificate
certificate 1 a : a document containing a certified statement esp. as to the truth of something [a birth ] b : a document certifying that a person has fulfilled the requirements of and may practice in a specified field [a teaching ] 2 : certification [the signature…constitutes a that the attorney or party has read the document "U.S. Code"] 3 : a document that is proof of ownership or indebtedness [stock s] [gold s] [sər-ti-fi-kāt] vt -cat·ed -cat·ing : to testify or authorize by a certificate ;esp : to recognize as having met special qualifications (as of a governmental agency or professional board) within a field see also certificated security at security cer·tif·i·ca·to·ry [-kə-tȯr-ē] adj ...
comment
comment 1 often cap a : an essay analyzing, criticizing, or explaining a subject [a published in the Yale Law Review] b : an explanatory remark appended to a section of text (as of enacted code) 2 : an expression of an opinion or attitude about something: as a : a remark to a jury by a judge or prosecutor about evidence NOTE: A prosecutor may not remark to the jury that a defendant's failure to testify implies guilt, and a judge may not remark to the jury his or her opinion about what the evidence does or does not prove. b : a written expression of opinion or information solicited by an agency about a subject of its rulemaking see also informal rulemaking ...
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