Statement in which something or proof is stated
A testimony is the statement in which a certain question is assured, affirmed. "One of the reserved witnesses who has the case complicated with his testimony to the accused."
Also, the term testimony expresses proof, justification, verification of the certainty or existence of something. "In the next program we will have the testimony of the mentalist who will give us details of his extra sensory experience."
Document that attests to a fact
On the other hand, the testimony also turns out to be that document or any other instrument authorized by a notary public in which a certain event is attested. Meanwhile, the false testimony will be that crime that he will commit, whether a witness or an expert, if he is untruthful in any judicial case in which he intervenes; According to the legislation in question, the corresponding penalty will be determined, which may be effective imprisonment according to the case. "The widow was prosecuted for false testimony after it was found that she lied in some passages of her statement before the court."
Relevant in the resolution of judicial cases
The testimonies in the judicial sphere are the fundamental pillar when reconstructing an event that is being investigated or that is being part of a judicial process. Investigators or judges and courts summon the various witnesses so that they can provide substantial information that allows them to arrive at the truth of what happened in the shortest possible time. The testimonies are basically those that allow to arrive at the truth of a fact and therefore to acquit, or punish those responsible.
Persons who become witnesses to a fact and are summoned to give testimony must know of the relevance of their position and act as honestly as possible.
Otherwise, as we already pointed out lines above, they will receive a harsh punishment for lying.
Statement made in a mass media by a celebrity or protagonist of an event
In common language and especially in that of the journalism, the term testimony is used mostly to refer to a public statement, whatever its origin, that is, whether it is carried out in a judicial environment or in a mass communication medium.
Journalism is constantly nourished and is requiring testimonies, for example, an event of public interest occurs, then, journalists will go in search of the testimony of their protagonists; If the President of the Nation resigns, his testimony explaining why such a decision will be what journalists will seek with great dedication.
On the other hand, when a phenomenon occurs that escapes the naturalness of everyday life, such as an earthquake, journalism also resorts to the testimony of experts, who somehow offer a complete explanation of the subject in question.
Following in the media, we must say that advertising uses a lot the resource of the testimony of a famous person or celebrity to promote the sale of a product, especially those famous who consider themselves authorities in the matter that is marketed or who enjoy great charisma and honesty, and then, knowingly, they are summoned because people believe what they say.
Let's think about the promotion of some treatment against hair loss of those that are so abundant in the media advertisements. The presentation of a famous person who underwent the treatment and gives his testimony of how well he did and how much his hair has grown thanks to it has become a recurring practice ...
Formerly, the term testimony was used as a synonym of the word witness; witness is the person who witnessed an event.
And in legal terms, the witness is that individual who testifies giving his experience in the relevant facts of a case in trial and as we mentioned, testimony, will be the name that in this context is given to his statement.
So, from the foregoing, we can only conclude that someone's testimony will always be extremely important to know in detail any question, basically because, as we have already seen, the witness's testimony is first-hand, that is, he had the privilege of observing per se and directly the fact. This situation will allow you to be as consistent as possible with the events that occurred, something that does not happen when the information has already passed through several mouths, as with the broken phone, there may be misinterpretations that lead to inaccurate information.
