{
    "term": "testimony",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a thing that shows that something else exists or is true",
            "sensetop": "testimony (to something)",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This increase in exports **bears testimony to** the successes of industry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The pyramids are an eloquent testimony to the ancient Egyptians' engineering skills."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His thick, swollen fingers bore testimony to a lifetime of toil."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["ample", "clear", "eloquent"],
                "verb + testimony": ["bear", "stand as", "offer"],
                "preposition": ["testimony to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a formal written or spoken statement saying what you know to be true, usually in court",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a sworn testimony"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her claim was supported by the testimony of several witnesses."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can I refuse to give testimony?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The court heard her testimony against the accused."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her testimony was corroborated by the other witnesses."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In testimony before the Crown Court, she described her movements on the day of the murder."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government was able to compel his testimony."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The witness was called to give oral testimony about the incident outside the theatre."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Law and justice"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["credible", "reliable", "uncorroborated"],
                "verb + testimony": ["hear", "give", "offer"],
                "preposition": ["by your testimony", "in testimony", "testimony about"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtestɪməni/",
                "audio": "te/testimony/testimony__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtestɪməʊni/",
                "audio": "te/testimony/testimony__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Latin testimonium, from testis ‘a witness’."
}