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1. • • to speak seriously about something, esp. to tell what you know about a case in a court of law after you have officially promised to tell the truth: [ I ] Elizabeth testified before a grand jury. [ + that clause ] One witness testified that she saw the thief running away.
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   Where did the word testify come from?

   • The earliest known use of the verb testify is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for testify is from 1377, in the writing of William Langland, poet. testify is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin testificāre.

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   Is testimony a concept or a construct?

   • As we have seen, testimony — both as a concept and as a construct upon which collective identities may be based — has a rich and chequered history.

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   Is authenticity a key concept relating to historians' use of testimony?

   • As we have shown, authenticity is one of the key concepts relating to historians’ use of testimony, even though its valuation and problematisation has its own history.

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   Why are testimonies important?

   • From this perspective, testimonies are frequently central to the formation of collective memory. In this connection, the valorisation of testimonies and their growing social and political relevance during the second half of the twentieth century are also deeply intertwined with postwar societies’ responses to the history of the Holocaust.

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   What are 'cultures of testimony'?

   • This chapter therefore explores some of these “cultures of testimony”, emphasising the changing ways in which testimonies have been used and communicated historically, and analysing a variety of social contexts, from the academic and the juridical to the everyday.

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   Why was a jury trial a crucial check against government overreach?

   • A Check Against Government Overreach According to Seid, the founders were wary of a powerful central government and sought to prevent abuses of power. “A jury trial was seen as a crucial check against potential government overreach and unjust prosecutions,” she says.

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3. www.oed.com › dictionary › testify_vtestify, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb testify. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Apr 20, 2023 · This chapter gives an overview of the ways in which testimony has been used by historians, and the ways in which it has influenced the development of new historiographical methods. Above all, the authors explore the different contextual frameworks within which testimonies have developed—legal, moral, and practical.

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   Jun 5, 2024 · The right to a trial by jury, deeply rooted in English common law and embraced by America's Founding Fathers, remains a cornerstone of the U.S. legal system today.

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   In this section we chart the development of parliamentary sovereignty, from absolute rule by the Sovereign, to Parliament asserting its authority over the monarchy, through to a modern democratic legislature in a technological age. Origins of Parliament.

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   Apr 28, 2015 · In common parlance, the term “Westminster model” is widely associated with centralized executive power and an acquiescent legislature (e.g., Lijphart 2012). Assumptions of Westminster's weakness are not confined to comparative scholars, but are equally commonplace in the British politics literature.

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   The only known use of the noun testify is in the early 1600s. OED's only evidence for testify is from 1600, in Scottish Acts James VI. It is also recorded as a verb from the Middle English period (1150—1500). testify is formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: testify v.

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   Nov 17, 2017 · Checks and balances refers to a system in U.S. government that ensures no one branch becomes too powerful. The framers of the U.S. Constitution built a system that divides...