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testĭmōnĭum , ii, n. testor,
I.witness, evidence, attestation, testimony (oral or written): “qui falsas lites falsis testimoniis Petunt,” Plaut. Rud. prol. 13: “testimonii dictio,” Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 63: “quorum egregiam fuisse virtutem testimonio Ciceronis cognoverat,” Caes. B. G. 5, 52: “testimonium in aliquem dicere,” Cic. Rosc. Am. 36, 102; “testimonium dicere de conjuratione,” id. Sull. 30, 83: “testimonium dicere contra deos,” id. N. D. 3, 34, 83; cf.: “dicere aliquid pro testimonio,” Plaut. Poen. 3, 2, 19; Cic. Rosc. Am. 35, 101; 36, 102; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 5, § 14: “testimonium impertire,” id. Fam. 5, 12, 7: “Bruttiano justissimum integritatis testimonium redditum,” Plin. Ep. 6, 22, 6: licet iis testimonium reddere industriae, Quint. 11, 1, 88: “Publio tuo neque operā ... neque testimonio defui,” Cic. Fam. 5, 17, 2: “legite testimonia testium vestrorum,” id. Mil. 17, 46: testimonia recitare, Hadrian. in Dig. 22, 5, 3, § 4; so, “falsi testes, falsa signa testimoniaque et indicia ex eādem officinā exibant,” Liv. 39, 8, 7: “vocare aliquem ad testimonium,” Varr. R. R. 1, 4 fin.: “citare ad testimonium,” Petr. 2: “in testimonium citare,” Macr. S. 1, 4: “ovis damnata falso testimonio,” Phaedr. 1, 17, 6.—
II. Transf., that which serves as proof of any thing, proof, evidence: “hoc interest inter exemplum et testimonium: exemplo demonstratur, id quod dicimus cujusmodi sit: testimonio, esse illud ita, ut nos dicimus, confirmatur,” Auct. Her. 4, 3, 5: “testimoniorum quae sunt genera? Divinum et humanum: divinum, ut oracula, ut auspicia, ut vaticinationes et responsa sacerdotum, haruspicum, conjectorum: humanum, quod spectatur ex auctoritate et ex voluntate et ex oratione aut liberā aut expressā: in quo insunt scripta, pacta, promissa, jurata, quaesita,” Cic. Part. Or. 2, 6: “dare testimonium sui judicii,” id. Leg. 3, 1, 1; so, “laudum suarum,” id. Lael. 26, 98: “laboris sui periculique afferre,” Caes. B. C. 3, 53: “ejus rei testimonium esse, quod, etc.,” id. B. G. 1, 44; cf.: “ejus rei ipsa verba formulae testimonio sunt,” Cic. Rosc. Com. 4, 11: “cui rei mors indigna Palamedis testimonium dat,” Auct. Her. 2, 19, 28: quod testimonio sit, non ex verbis aptum pendere jus, sed, etc. Cic. Caecin. 18, 52: “postquam, quae voluerat, dixerat, testimonii loco librum tradidit,” Nep. Lys. 4, 3: “testimonio sunt clarissimi poëtae,” Quint. 1, 10, 10: “arca testimonii,” Vulg. Exod. 25, 22; 40, 5 et saep.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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