証言(しょうげん)

しょうげん
noun, verb (suru)
testimony, witness statement
1. testimony, witness statement
A formal statement given by a witness, typically in a legal proceeding, to establish facts about an event.
証人(しょうにん)が法廷(ほうてい)で証言(しょうげん)した。
The witness testified in court.
彼(かれ)の証言(しょうげん)は事件(じけん)の解決(かいけつ)に役立(やくだ)った。
His testimony was helpful in solving the case.
目撃者(もくげきしゃ)の証言(しょうげん)によると、事故(じこ)は深夜(しんや)に起(お)きたらしい。
According to the eyewitness testimony, the accident apparently occurred late at night.

USAGE:
証言(しょうげん) is used both as a noun (testimony) and as a suru-verb (証言(しょうげん)する = to testify). While most commonly used in legal contexts, it can also appear in journalism and historical accounts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 証言(しょうげん)する (to testify)
  • 証言(しょうげん)を得(え)る (to obtain testimony)
  • 証言(しょうげん)台(だい) (witness stand)
  • 偽証(ぎしょう) (perjury — false testimony)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 証言(しょうげん): spoken testimony by a witness
  • 証拠(しょうこ): physical evidence or proof
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