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testification

[ tes-tuh-fi-key-shuhn ]

/ ˌtɛs tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of testifying or giving testimony.

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Origin of testification

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin testificātiōn- (stem of testificātiō) a bearing witness. See testify, -fication

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Example sentences from the Web for testification

It is a word of grave and authoritative import in the English language, which implies the testification of the truth!
Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2)|Thomas Hart Benton
An eloquence to expose the qualities they possess, is the testification in the promise of their excellence.
One of Our Conquerors, Complete|George Meredith
And, in testification of my sincerity in saying this, I shall make the following offer.
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater|Thomas De Quincey
Testification can be made only in the case of a past occurrence.
The Round Towers of Ireland|Henry O'Brien

Cobham's testification against him before them, and since, hath been largely discoursed.
State Trials, Political and Social|Various

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