compel testimony

Frequency: 5.53.2 per million words

To legally require someone to give testimony.

testimonyVERB + NOUN (as formal statement)

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compel

Examples (10)

  • The government was able to compel his testimony.
  • A subpoena can compel testimony from reluctant witnesses.
  • The judge may compel the defendant's testimony if necessary.
  • They tried to compel her testimony, but she invoked the Fifth Amendment.
  • The court cannot compel self-incriminating testimony from a defendant.
  • The committee has the power to compel testimony from key officials.
  • Historically, courts could compel testimony through various means.
  • The prosecutor sought to compel the witness's testimony to strengthen their case.
  • Will the new law allow them to compel testimony more easily?
  • Despite resistance, the authorities managed to compel crucial testimony.