oral testimony
collocation in Englishmeaningsoforalandtestimony
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oral
adjective
uk/ˈɔː.rəl/us/ˈɔːr.əl/
spoken and ...
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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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(Definition oforalandtestimonyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Theoraltestimonymarshaled in this book demonstrates meticulous fieldwork.
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This is partly illustrated in the above-quotedoraltestimony.
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How far should such internal histories make use oforaltestimony?
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It is already an achievement to learn the local language, to earn the trust of one's hosts and then to collectoraltestimonyfrom the field.
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This sense of being at ease in the city is borne out by both diary entries and lateroraltestimony.
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There are cases where an ilmuhaber is backed by oral testimonies; others may comprise both a written statement and anoraltestimonyaccompanying an official document.
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Oraltestimonybecame more prevalent, and prosecutorial discretion (including the introduction of a form of plea bargaining) was introduced.
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Oraltestimonysuggests that young women's spending money increased in line with earnings in many working-class households.
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These are sometimes corroborated with written information and furtheroraltestimony, but nevertheless, the picture with which we are often left is composite in nature.
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The subjective nature of memory as expressed inoraltestimonyand its function as a representation of ideology and culture is highlighted by many contributors.
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Oraltestimonyreveals that there was a clear ' them and us' divide, but a host of terms were used to define the 'them ' and, more especially, the ' us'.
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Similar reasons apply to those who, by reason of deafness, are unable to hearoraltestimony.
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It is absurd to suppose that justice is likely to be done by theoraltestimonyof witnesses at such a period of time after the cause of action.
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But that which is furnished is not quite the same as that which is extracted byoraltestimonyfrom a witness.
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But it would be necessary to prove the making of the statement, probably byoraltestimony, of a reliable witness.
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We have a strong emphasis onoraltestimonyand cross-examination of witnesses, so that a defendant may see his accuser—and see his accuser, whether witness or complainant, cross-examined.
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This review is based onoraltestimonyand extant documentary evidence, with a view to making public as much information as possible.
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That evidence would support anyoraltestimonygiven by the person responsible for running and monitoring the computer.
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