order to testify

Example Sentences

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He was sent to prison in July 2021 for defying a court order to testify at a corruption inquiry, but was released on medical parole having served just two months.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023

Harris did request immunity in order to testify and then spent her time on the stand contending she couldn’t remember the events of a shooting that happened in front of her.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2023

Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a sealed ruling which appeared to compel him to comply with a lower court order to testify and provide records as part of Smith's investigation.

From Reuters • Mar. 24, 2023

Zuma is in prison for defying a Constitutional Court order to testify at a state-backed inquiry probing allegations of corruption during his presidential term from 2009 to 2018.

From Washington Times • Aug. 6, 2021

His description requires to be cited in his own words, in order to testify the sagacity of his enquiries and the accuracy of his information.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 by Various