| diffuse, | lengthy, | long, | prolix, | tedious, | verbose, | wordy. |
TESTIMONY.
Synonyms:
| affidavit, | attestation, | deposition, | proof, |
| affirmation, | certification, | evidence, | witness. |
Testimony, in legal as well as in common use, signifies the statements of witnesses. Deposition and affidavit denote testimony reduced to writing; the deposition differs from the affidavit in that the latter is voluntary and without cross-examination, while the former is made under interrogatories and subject to cross-examination. Evidence is a broader term, including the testimony of witnesses and all facts of every kind that tend to prove a thing true; we have the testimony of a traveler that a fugitive passed this way; his footprints in the sand are additional evidence of the fact. Compare [DEMONSTRATION]; [OATH].
THEREFORE.
Synonyms:
| accordingly, | consequently, | then, | whence, |
| because, | hence, | thence, | wherefore. |