bear_witness has definitions from the field of law
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[ verb ] provide evidence for

Examples

"The blood test showed that he was the father" "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"

Used in print

(Guideposts BR-E01. Mr. America, 4:6 (November, 1961)...)

Fifteen years ago , troubled by the rising_tide of materialism in the post-war world , a businessman and a minister asked themselves if there might_not be a place for a small magazine in_which men and women , regardless_of creed or color , could set_forth boldly their religious convictions and bear_witness to the power of faith to solve the endless problems of living .

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[ verb ] (law) give testimony in a court of law

Used in print

(Ruth F. Rosevear, "North Country School Cares for...)

Throughout the Adirondack region abandoned farm homes and wild orchards bear ghostly testimony that their owners met defeat .

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