give evidence

idiom

: to talk and answer questions about something especially in a court of law while formally promising that what one is saying is true : testify

You may be asked to give evidence at the trial.

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Lai is expected to give evidence over the next two weeks. —

Britt Clennett, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024 Kingston’s parents attended the hearing Tuesday, and the court heard his father Martin Kingston give evidence to the inquest on behalf of the family. —

Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024 Singler, who will give evidence in the three-day hearing, spoke only to confirm her name and date of birth. —

Patrick Smith, NBC News, 4 Sep. 2024 But the London legal action is believed to be the first time the Vatican has stood trial in a foreign jurisdiction, while Archbishop Peña Parra is one of the highest-ranking Vatican officials to give evidence in such a case. —

Christopher Lamb, CNN, 5 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for give evidence

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