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contempt
[ of Congress] in contempt : in the state of having been found guilty of contempt [refused to testify and were held in contempt "A. M. Dershowitz"]
attest
;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
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
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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
Bill of Rights
I [here insert the name of the Sovereign] do solemnly and sincerely in the presence of God profess, testify, and declare that I am a faithful Protestant, and that I will, according to the true intent of
Habeas corpus testificandum
Habeas corpus testificandum (that you have the body to testify), a writ to bring a witness into Court, when he is in custody at the time of a
viva voce
viva voce [Medieval Latin, literally, by living voice] : through speech : by word of mouth [testify viva voce]
tender years exception
if the time, content, and circumstances of the statement provide sufficient indications of reliability and the child will testify or else is unavailable as a witness but there is corroborating evidence of the act in question
present recollection refreshed
allowing the use of a writing to jog the memory of a witness and enable the witness to testify about things newly remembered called also present recollection revived compare past recollection recorded
knowledge
direct knowledge of a matter or of the truth or falsity of an allegation [a witness may not testify to a matter unless evidence is introduced sufficient to support a finding that the witness has personal knowledge
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contempt
[ of Congress] in contempt : in the state of having been found guilty of contempt [refused to testify and were held in contempt "A. M. Dershowitz"]
attest
;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
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
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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
Bill of Rights
I [here insert the name of the Sovereign] do solemnly and sincerely in the presence of God profess, testify, and declare that I am a faithful Protestant, and that I will, according to the true intent of
Habeas corpus testificandum
Habeas corpus testificandum (that you have the body to testify), a writ to bring a witness into Court, when he is in custody at the time of a
viva voce
viva voce [Medieval Latin, literally, by living voice] : through speech : by word of mouth [testify viva voce]
tender years exception
if the time, content, and circumstances of the statement provide sufficient indications of reliability and the child will testify or else is unavailable as a witness but there is corroborating evidence of the act in question
present recollection refreshed
allowing the use of a writing to jog the memory of a witness and enable the witness to testify about things newly remembered called also present recollection revived compare past recollection recorded
knowledge
direct knowledge of a matter or of the truth or falsity of an allegation [a witness may not testify to a matter unless evidence is introduced sufficient to support a finding that the witness has personal knowledge
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