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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The Prince was expected to fly over to give evidence next month.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Next year, eight decades out from 1945, members of the Korean Atomic Bomb Victims Association will give evidence at a symbolic trial, organized by civil-society groups, in New York.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
But the post doesn’t specify any groups and doesn’t give evidence of this.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC news, 14 June 2025
This means engaging influential people who might help, including pro bono lawyers, specialists who can give evidence, concerned regulators and beat journalists.
—Kate Kenny, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Next year, eight decades out from 1945, members of the Korean Atomic Bomb Victims Association will give evidence at a symbolic trial, organized by civil-society groups, in New York.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
But the post doesn’t specify any groups and doesn’t give evidence of this.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC news, 14 June 2025
This means engaging influential people who might help, including pro bono lawyers, specialists who can give evidence, concerned regulators and beat journalists.
—Kate Kenny, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Give evidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give%20evidence. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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