testify for the defense/prosecution
idiom
: to talk and answer questions about something especially in a court of law because the defense/prosecution has asked one to and while formally promising that what one is saying is true
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Both Serrano and Jimenez, seeking to shave time off their long prison terms, are expected to testify for the prosecution at the trial of Ramirez, Ali and Mason.
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
Attorneys continue to await trial details for a former Caltrain manager who has been charged with misspending agency funds to build himself a secret apartment at a train station, and is expected to be challenged by his one-time co-defendant who has agreed to testify for the prosecution.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Hallie is also expected to testify for the defense on getting hooked on crack, a habit she was introduced to by Hunter, according to Hines.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 5 June 2024
From time to time, some of the Bidens are called to testify for the prosecution under subpoena.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
Attorneys continue to await trial details for a former Caltrain manager who has been charged with misspending agency funds to build himself a secret apartment at a train station, and is expected to be challenged by his one-time co-defendant who has agreed to testify for the prosecution.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Hallie is also expected to testify for the defense on getting hooked on crack, a habit she was introduced to by Hunter, according to Hines.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 5 June 2024
From time to time, some of the Bidens are called to testify for the prosecution under subpoena.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
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