conflicting testimony

collocation in English

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conflicting
adjective
uk
/kənˈflɪk.tɪŋ/us
/kənˈflɪk.tɪŋ/
Conflicting beliefs, needs, facts, etc. are different ...
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testimony
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈtes.tɪ.mən.i/us
/ˈtes.tə.moʊ.ni/
(an example of) spoken or written statements that something is true, especially those given in a ...
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Charges often collapsed for lack of evidence or because ofconflictingtestimony.
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One of the awkward features about conditions in prisoner-of-war camps is that we do get contradictory andconflictingtestimonyfrom prisoners in the same camp about conditions there.
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The country does not know the answer to the problem, and there isconflictingtestimonyabout it.
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However, the interviews producedconflictingtestimonyand the analyses of the samples were inconclusive.
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Concerning her birth year, there isconflictingtestimony, with the official date being given as 1979.
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Conflictingtestimonysuch as this was to be a recurring theme throughout the trial.
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Theconflictingtestimonydid not result in perjury charges or a rescinding of the pension increase.
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However, they are admissible when witnesses haveconflictingtestimony; an unedited filming may clarify which witness is more accurate.
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Fitch was very successful in cornering witnesses into offeringconflictingtestimonyor saying they did not remember.
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Mievi was charged with manslaughter, but during the course of the trial witnesses gaveconflictingtestimonyof what occurred and who started the fight.
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The lack of hard evidence and the numerous conflicting testimonies from public and secret sources has either supported or denied these theories.
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Conflicting testimonies arose from the event.
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