Testimony
Verbal Evidence
noun, verbal noun
Evidence that you say is testimony. You could also say you're providing verbal evidence. Hopefully you won't have to give too much of this in your lifetime.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
証言ができる
can testify
証言が出る
verbal evidence is given, verbal evidence arises
証言がある
there is verbal evidence
うその証言
false testimony
人の証言
a person's testimony
証人の証言
a witness's testimony
証言を行う
to carry out testimony
証言を聞く
to hear testimony
証言をする
to testify
全トーフグ社員が、コウイチがビエトのミートボールを食べるのを見たと証言しました。
All of the Tofugu workers testified that they had seen Koichi eat Viet's meatball.
マイケルだけは、コウイチに不利な証言はしたくないと言って、証言しませんでした。
Only Michael refused because he didn't want to testify against Koichi.
フグが先生のリンゴにフグ毒を付けたと疑われた時、クラスメート全員が彼はやってないと証言しました。
When Fugu allegedly put blowfish poison in the teacher's apple, all of his classmates testified that he did not do it.