order to testify

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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

He had defied a court order to testify at a state-backed inquiry investigating allegations of corruption while he was president from 2009 to 2018.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2021

When asked how he had overcome his fear of retaliation in order to testify, he answered: "Congressman, because this is America. This is the country I have served and defended... And here, right matters."

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2020

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