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bezeugen

to attest, to testify to

verb be-TSOI-gen Rare
Communication Speech

Also means

to show, to demonstrate (an attitude)

Usage Note

Bezeugen has two overlapping senses: to bear witness to an event (das kann ich bezeugen — I can attest to that) and to manifest or express a quality (Respekt bezeugen — to show respect). The first sense is central in legal language.

Examples

"Mehrere Zeugen bezeugten den Hergang des Unfalls."

Natural Translation

Several witnesses attested to the sequence of the accident.

Literal Translation

Several witnesses attested the course of the accident.

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