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testimonial

testimonial

1 6.7
Relating to a statement used as evidence in a case
  • adjective
  • /ˌtɛstəˈmoʊniəl/
  • Formal
translation icon : testifical
  • During the seminar, several participants shared their testimonial experiences regarding the effectiveness of the new therapy.

Examples

  • The lawyer presented a testimonial report to support her client's innocence in the trial.

  • That's a matter of testimonial analysis of assaying.

  • And yet you discard the actual experts, testimony and testimonial everywhere, Dave, that this is the law and that that judge got it wrong.

  • So hook outcome testimonial, that's what the hot intro stands for.

  • So that that's really sort of what's meant a lot by in the testimonial therapies that they're doing in the court.

  • All right, so now we have testimonial from Robert Engel, the lead agent, saying, yeah, they're they're that this didn't happen.

  • The documentary included a testimonial from a survivor, highlighting the importance of mental health awareness.

Synonyms

evidentiary
vstestimonial
  • Formal
17 8.2

Relating to proof used in court

is broader, applying to witness statements or supporting proof outside courts
corroborative
vstestimonial
4 8.0

Giving extra evidence that supports a statement or claim

is about relating to witness statements or evidence rather than merely adding support
probatory
vstestimonial
  • Formal
9.9

Likely to help prove a fact, especially in court

is used for witness statements or general supporting evidence rather than proving
corroboratory
vstestimonial
8.9

Something that helps show a statement or fact is true

is broader, covering witness statements or evidence itself not only confirmation acts
verificatory
vstestimonial
9.6

A thing that helps show that something is true or correct

is used for witness statements or supportive proof rather than just accuracy checks

Compounds

Protection that stops a court using a witness's forced answers or evidence from those answers against them

How Convincing

conclusive
65 4.8
testimonial
  • Formal
1 6.7
evidential
  • Formal
3 7.5
indicative
64 4.7
suggestive
18 5.2

Surface Forms

testimonial positive

Morphology

testimonial = testimony (semi-transparent) = testimony + al

This is a learned but fairly regular adjective meaning 'relating to testimony', so the base-and-suffix relation is recoverable even though the form is somewhat formal.

Etymology

Testimonial comes from the Latin root testis, meaning 'witness', the same root as testify and testimony. So when something is 'testimonial' in this sense, it acts like a 'witness' or proof that supports a fact or claim.