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testimony — n. 1) to give, offer testimony 2) to cite testimony 3) to recant, repudiate, retract (one s) testimony 4) to contradict, discount, refute testimony 5) false, perjured; reliable testimony 6) testimony about 7) testimony against; for, on behalf of… … Combinatory dictionary
testimony — 01. He was found guilty, thanks to the [testimony] of the witness. 02. According to his [testimony], he was nowhere near the scene of the crime on that night. 03. One of the witnesses in the murder trial later withdrew her [testimony], saying… … Grammatical examples in English
False imprisonment — is a tort, and possibly a crime, wherein a person is intentionally confined without legal authority.ElementsThe elements of the tort are: * Intent to confine another person against their will. In Australia, this element will be fulfilled if the… … Wikipedia
testimony — noun 1 formal statement that sth is true ADJECTIVE ▪ credible, reliable ▪ uncorroborated ▪ false, perjured ▪ sworn ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Nayirah (testimony) — refers to the controversial testimony given before the non governmental Congressional Human Rights Caucus on October 10, 1990, by a female who provided only her first name, Nayirah. In her emotional testimony, Nayirah stated that she had… … Wikipedia
Eyewitness testimony — Research in eyewitness testimony is mostly considered a subfield within legal psychology, it is however a field with very broad implications. Normally are human reports based on visual perception believed to be very reliable (if not irrefutable) … Wikipedia
bear false witness — verb To give an untrue testimony. To lie … Wiktionary
commit perjury — give false testimony, lie under oath … English contemporary dictionary
AGUNAH — (Heb. עֲגוּנָה; lit. tied, cf. Ruth 1:13), married woman who for whatsoever reason is separated from her husband and cannot remarry, either because she cannot obtain a divorce from him (see divorce ), or because it is unknown whether he is still… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Subornation of perjury — is a legal term describing the crime of persuading another to commit perjury. [ Garner, Bryan A., Ed., Black s Law Dictionary (7th Ed) (West Group, St. Paul Minnesota, 1999), p. 1440.] It may be applied to an attorney who presents testimony (or… … Wikipedia
Volen Siderov — Volen Nikolov Siderov ( bg. Волен Николов Сидеров) (born 19 April 1956) is a controversial Bulgarian politician and chairman of the far right nationalist party Attack. He is famous for his hard line attitude towards minorities in Bulgaria,… … Wikipedia
