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2013 Scottish Government announcement
The Lerwick Declaration refers to an announcement made by First Minister Alex Salmond on behalf of the Scottish Government on 25 July 2013, which revealed
Lerwick_Declaration
Status of the Scottish islands
form a majority. In July 2013, the Scottish Government made the Lerwick Declaration, establishing a ministerial working group to examine decentralising
Constitutional status of Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles
Constitutional_status_of_Orkney,_Shetland_and_the_Western_Isles
Referendum held in Scotland
state of the EU". In July 2013, the Scottish government made the Lerwick Declaration, indicating an interest in devolving power to Scotland's islands
2014 Scottish independence referendum
2014_Scottish_independence_referendum
Local council for Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Constitutional status of Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles Lerwick Declaration "About us". Electoral Management Board for Scotland. Retrieved 17
Comhairle_nan_Eilean_Siar
frame to the above. In July 2013, the Scottish Government made the Lerwick Declaration, indicating an intention to decentralise power to the three island
List_of_islands_of_Scotland
Local authority for Orkney, Scotland
Constitutional status of Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles Lerwick Declaration "New Chief Executive welcomed". Orkney Islands Council. 23 January
Orkney_Islands_Council
Local authority for Shetland, Scotland
Constitutional status of Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles Lerwick Declaration Sandy Cluness was first elected as a Liberal Democrat councillor
Shetland_Islands_Council
Act of the Scottish Parliament
governance framework On 25 July 2013 Scottish Government announced the Lerwick Declaration, which revealed that a ministerial working group would examine the
Islands_(Scotland)_Act_2018
Shetland Islands Council election
Ward 5 Lerwick North and Bressay". Shetland Islands Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2024. "Declaration of Results Report Ward 6 Lerwick South"
2022 Shetland Islands Council election
2022_Shetland_Islands_Council_election
Shetland Islands ward electing three Councillors
original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020. "Declaration of Results Report Ward 5 Lerwick North and Bressay". Shetland Islands Council. 6 May 2022
Lerwick North and Bressay (ward)
Lerwick_North_and_Bressay_(ward)
WWI British-German naval engagement
The action off Lerwick (/ˈlɛrɪk/, "Lerrick") was a naval engagement on 17 October 1917 fought in the North Sea during the First World War. The German
Action_off_Lerwick
original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2025. "Declaration of Results Report Ward 6 Lerwick South". Shetland Islands Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved
Lerwick_South_(ward)
Local government elections in Shetland Islands, Scotland
North Isles Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2025. "Lerwick South (Shetland) 28 th February 2008". Archived from the original on 29
Shetland Islands Council elections
Shetland_Islands_Council_elections
Consort of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1567
and William Murray of Tullibardine, who sailed into Bressay Sound near Lerwick. Four of Bothwell's ships in the Sound set sail north to Unst, where Orkney
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell
James_Hepburn,_4th_Earl_of_Bothwell
1917 naval battle
against convoys sailing on the Scandinavian convoy route from Norway to Lerwick (/ˈlɛrɪk/, Lerrick) in the Shetland Islands during the First World War
Action_of_11–12_December_1917
1567 wedding in Scotland
119–121. John H. Ballantyne & Brian Smith, Shetland Documents, 1195-1579 (Lerwick, 1999), pp. 121–128: Agnes Strickland, Letters of Mary Stuart, 1 (London:
Wedding of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the Earl of Bothwell
Wedding_of_Mary,_Queen_of_Scots,_and_the_Earl_of_Bothwell
1916 major naval battle during World War I
Zimmermann Telegram—by April 1917 triggered the United States of America's declaration of war on Germany. Reviews by the Royal Navy generated disagreement between
Battle_of_Jutland
Nuclear power plant in East Lothian, Scotland
marched from Dunbar to occupy the Torness site. Many of them signed a declaration to “take all nonviolent steps necessary to prevent the construction of
Torness_nuclear_power_station
British sailor and activist (born c. 1943)
Hill refused to register his vehicle or pay road tax. He was arrested in Lerwick in July 2011 and charged with road traffic offences. In December 2011 Hill
Stuart "Captain Calamity" Hill
Stuart_"Captain_Calamity"_Hill
Part of the British Conservative Party
offered some support for a Scottish Assembly, including in the so-called Declaration of Perth in 1968 under UK party leader Edward Heath. John Major, while
Scottish_Conservatives
Arms and munitions produced during the Second World War
Blackburn Shark 17 17 Consolidated Canso 721 993 Piper Cub 150 150 Saro Lerwick 21 21 Supermarine Sea Otter 292 292 Short Seaford 10 10 Short Sunderland
Military production during World War II
Military_production_during_World_War_II
Scottish cleric
mankind. Morison preached at Nairn, Tain, and Forres in Scotland, and at Lerwick in the Shetland Islands. He explained his philosophy in an 1840 tract titled
James_Morison_(evangelical)
in September 1939 in response to Germany's invasion of Poland. This declaration included the Crown colonies and India, which were directly controlled
Foreign relations of the United Kingdom
Foreign_relations_of_the_United_Kingdom
Smith in 1880. The Briton captained the 250-tonne barque Eira, which left Lerwick on 22 June 1880 with an undetermined destination. After a stop by Jan Mayen
History_of_Franz_Josef_Land
1918 Royal Navy blockade of the Belgian port of Zeebrugge during WWI
August 1916 1st Dover Strait 16 March 1917 2nd Dover Strait 4 May 1917 Lerwick 2nd Heligoland Bight 11–12 December 1917 14/15 February 1918 Zeebrugge
Zeebrugge_Raid
Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 Scotland's Climate Change Declaration The Rural Land Use Study The Scottish Climate Change Impact Partnership
Sustainable development in Scotland
Sustainable_development_in_Scotland
Cryptanalysis section of the British Admiralty during World War I
and the equipment was moved to Lowestoft. Other stations were built at Lerwick, Aberdeen, York, Flamborough Head and Birchington and by May 1915 the Admiralty
Room_40
1918 British bombing raid in Tønder, Denmark
August 1916 1st Dover Strait 16 March 1917 2nd Dover Strait 4 May 1917 Lerwick 2nd Heligoland Bight 11–12 December 1917 14/15 February 1918 Zeebrugge
Tondern_raid
Scottish judicial institution
exist in every sheriff court district in Scotland, with the exception of Lerwick, Kirkwall, Wick, Stornoway, Lochmaddy and Portree. The courts have jurisdiction
Justice_of_the_peace_court
UK government agency
premises. Enforcing the timeous submission of logsheets and landing declarations in compliance with the EU and UK legislation and in the submission of
Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency
Scottish_Fisheries_Protection_Agency
First major naval battle of First World War
thereafter. The battle took place less than a month after the British declaration of war against Germany on 5 August 1914. The war on land led to defeat
Battle of Heligoland Bight (1914)
Battle_of_Heligoland_Bight_(1914)
United Kingdom legislation legalizing same-sex marriage
marriage or because one of the couple is dead) and orders relating to declarations of validity of the marriage. Subordinate legislation was required to
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013
Marriage_(Same_Sex_Couples)_Act_2013
Naval battle of the First World War
August 1916 1st Dover Strait 16 March 1917 2nd Dover Strait 4 May 1917 Lerwick 2nd Heligoland Bight 11–12 December 1917 14/15 February 1918 Zeebrugge
Battle_of_Dover_Strait_(1917)
Part of the First World War
August 1916 1st Dover Strait 16 March 1917 2nd Dover Strait 4 May 1917 Lerwick 2nd Heligoland Bight 11–12 December 1917 14/15 February 1918 Zeebrugge
Battle_off_Texel
Audrey and Robert (2003). The Baháʼí Faith in Shetland. Lerwick, Shetland: Baháʼís of Lerwick. p. 36. Scottish Interfaith Council Newsletter, scottishinterfaithcouncil
Baháʼí_Faith_in_Scotland
started her voyage into exile. Being a quite slow ship Heimdal arrived at Lerwick, Shetland 14 June 1940 and spent two days in port there before arriving
HNoMS_Heimdal
German U-boat ambush of British cruisers
August 1916 1st Dover Strait 16 March 1917 2nd Dover Strait 4 May 1917 Lerwick 2nd Heligoland Bight 11–12 December 1917 14/15 February 1918 Zeebrugge
Action_of_22_September_1914
Part of the 1916 WWI naval battle
August 1916 1st Dover Strait 16 March 1917 2nd Dover Strait 4 May 1917 Lerwick 2nd Heligoland Bight 11–12 December 1917 14/15 February 1918 Zeebrugge
Night action at the Battle of Jutland
Night_action_at_the_Battle_of_Jutland
Naval engagement of WW1
August 1916 1st Dover Strait 16 March 1917 2nd Dover Strait 4 May 1917 Lerwick 2nd Heligoland Bight 11–12 December 1917 14/15 February 1918 Zeebrugge
Battle_of_Dogger_Bank_(1916)
WWI naval battle in the North Sea
August 1916 1st Dover Strait 16 March 1917 2nd Dover Strait 4 May 1917 Lerwick 2nd Heligoland Bight 11–12 December 1917 14/15 February 1918 Zeebrugge
Action_of_29_February_1916
Prolonged naval conflict between German submarines and the Allied navies during WWI
had transpired previously despite the stated rules of engagement, his declaration included merchant ships and neutral vessels among the new list of officially
Atlantic U-boat campaign of World War I
Atlantic_U-boat_campaign_of_World_War_I
Cancelled 1918 German Imperial Navy operation
August 1916 1st Dover Strait 16 March 1917 2nd Dover Strait 4 May 1917 Lerwick 2nd Heligoland Bight 11–12 December 1917 14/15 February 1918 Zeebrugge
Naval order of 24 October 1918
Naval_order_of_24_October_1918
Royal Air Force formation during World War II
of crews and the effectiveness of the Command. The new twin-engine Saro Lerwick had been touted as the ideal aircraft. It came into service in April 1939
RAF Coastal Command during World War II
RAF_Coastal_Command_during_World_War_II
Attack by the Imperial German Navy on 16 December 1914
and the British would always be dispersed. Several months after the declaration of war in August 1914, wear on the British ships reached the point where
Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby
Raid_on_Scarborough,_Hartlepool_and_Whitby
March 1991. Finland and South Africa enjoy excellent relations and a Declaration of Intent was signed in June 2000 to facilitate bilateral consultations
Foreign_relations_of_Finland
1567 battle in Scotland
523 Diurnal of Occurrents (Edinburgh, 1833), p. 123 John H. Ballantyne & Brian Smith, Shetland Documents, 1195-1579 (Lerwick, 1999), pp. 126-8 no. 171.
Battle_of_Carberry_Hill
North Sea naval battle between the UK and German fleets
August 1916 1st Dover Strait 16 March 1917 2nd Dover Strait 4 May 1917 Lerwick 2nd Heligoland Bight 11–12 December 1917 14/15 February 1918 Zeebrugge
Action_of_19_August_1916
British Royal Navy operations in First and Second World Wars
the sea state, no boarding party was risked and the ship was escorted to Lerwick, where it was found to have been bought by the Kaiserliche Marine two months
Northern_Patrol
Naval battle of World War I
August 1916 1st Dover Strait 16 March 1917 2nd Dover Strait 4 May 1917 Lerwick 2nd Heligoland Bight 11–12 December 1917 14/15 February 1918 Zeebrugge
Battle_of_Dover_Strait_(1916)
Battleship of the German Imperial Navy
accompanied by her sister ship Brandenburg; the two battleships stopped in Lerwick in Shetland from 16 to 23 March. This was the first time units of the main
SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm
SMS_Kurfürst_Friedrich_Wilhelm
1914 air raid on Cuxhaven, Germany
August 1916 1st Dover Strait 16 March 1917 2nd Dover Strait 4 May 1917 Lerwick 2nd Heligoland Bight 11–12 December 1917 14/15 February 1918 Zeebrugge
Raid_on_Cuxhaven
Attack by the Imperial German Navy submarine on 16 August 1915
August 1916 1st Dover Strait 16 March 1917 2nd Dover Strait 4 May 1917 Lerwick 2nd Heligoland Bight 11–12 December 1917 14/15 February 1918 Zeebrugge
Raid_on_Lowca_and_Parton
Raid carried out by the Imperial German Navy
August 1916 1st Dover Strait 16 March 1917 2nd Dover Strait 4 May 1917 Lerwick 2nd Heligoland Bight 11–12 December 1917 14/15 February 1918 Zeebrugge
Raid_on_Yarmouth
Naval and air engagement of the First World War
August 1916 1st Dover Strait 16 March 1917 2nd Dover Strait 4 May 1917 Lerwick 2nd Heligoland Bight 11–12 December 1917 14/15 February 1918 Zeebrugge
Action_of_4_May_1917
in the "war zone", including neutrals. This was a major cause of U.S. declaration of war on Germany. While the U-boat campaign sank many merchant ships
Naval_warfare_of_World_War_I
August 1916 1st Dover Strait 16 March 1917 2nd Dover Strait 4 May 1917 Lerwick 2nd Heligoland Bight 11–12 December 1917 14/15 February 1918 Zeebrugge
Action_of_14/15_February_1918
relating to Lerwick Harbour. Lerwick Harbour Order 1973 Provisional Order to authorise the Trustees of the Port and Harbour of Lerwick to carry out
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1973
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1973
command of Lieutenant Boarder, protected the Hull whaling fleet sailing to Lerwick. This was a response to a French privateer capturing the whaler Gibraltar
Hired_armed_cutter_Black_Joke
the navy. This was sited at Lowestoft and other stations were built at Lerwick, Aberdeen, York, Flamborough Head and Birchington and by May 1915 the Admiralty
Signals intelligence in modern history
Signals_intelligence_in_modern_history
First World War event
August 1916 1st Dover Strait 16 March 1917 2nd Dover Strait 4 May 1917 Lerwick 2nd Heligoland Bight 11–12 December 1917 14/15 February 1918 Zeebrugge
Bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft
Bombardment_of_Yarmouth_and_Lowestoft
Scottish clan
the realm of Scotland. Gilbert de la Hay was also a signatory to the Declaration of Arbroath, 1320 . During the Anglo-Scottish Wars the Clan Hay suffered
Clan_Hay
destroyer 26 April – 27 May, det. Gray Ranger, Lerwick 8 May RFA Gray Ranger Royal Navy Ranger-class tanker 6,700 GRT, det. arr. Lerwick 8 May, with Ledbury
Convoy_PQ_15
1915 naval battle
August 1916 1st Dover Strait 16 March 1917 2nd Dover Strait 4 May 1917 Lerwick 2nd Heligoland Bight 11–12 December 1917 14/15 February 1918 Zeebrugge
Action_off_Noordhinder_Bank
Brig of the Royal Navy
took her prize into Leith. Don Flinnke may have been the former Eliza, of Lerwick. Basilisk also recaptured a schooner, prize to the Danish privateer. For
HMS_Basilisk_(1801)
relating to Lerwick Harbour. Lerwick Harbour Order 1973 Provisional Order to authorise the Trustees of the Port and Harbour of Lerwick to carry out
List of acts of the 3rd session of the 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom
List_of_acts_of_the_3rd_session_of_the_45th_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lerwick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom to Santander.
List of shipwrecks in September 1847
List_of_shipwrecks_in_September_1847
WW2 British Territorial Army unit
History of the Orkney and Shetland Volunteers and Territorials 1793–1958, Lerwick: Shetland Times, 1958. Brig N.W. Routledge, History of the Royal Regiment
101st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
101st_Heavy_Anti-Aircraft_Regiment,_Royal_Artillery
(Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006) 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/283) Lerwick Harbour Revision Order 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/284) Spreadable Fats (Marketing
List of Scottish statutory instruments, 2007
List_of_Scottish_statutory_instruments,_2007
World War I naval battle
August 1916 1st Dover Strait 16 March 1917 2nd Dover Strait 4 May 1917 Lerwick 2nd Heligoland Bight 11–12 December 1917 14/15 February 1918 Zeebrugge
Action_of_16_March_1917
LERWICK DECLARATION
LERWICK DECLARATION
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Derek, DERRICK means "first of the people; king of nations."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Lancashire, so named from the Old English personal name Æ{dh}elsige (see Elston) + wīc ‘dairy farm’.
Boy/Male
English
Strong; gifted ruler. Blend of Jer- and Derrick.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Lancashire and East Yorkshire named Beswick. The second element is clearly Old English wÄ«c ‘outlying (dairy) farm’ (see Wick). The first element of the Lancashire name may be an Old English personal name BÄ“ac; that of the Yorkshire name is possibly an Old Norse personal name BÅsi or Besi.
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : from the personal name Derrick (now more commonly spelled Derek in England, earlier Dederick), which was introduced to England in the 15th century, from Dutch Diederick, Dirck (see Terry).Irish : an English introduction of the same origin as 1, but occasionally a variant of Derrig.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Eric, ERICK means "ever-ruler."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Horwick, a topographic or habitational name from Old English horh ‘muddy’ + wīc ‘outlying dairy farm’.German : habitational name from a place so called near Coesfeld, Westphalia.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Ludwick Hall in Bishops Hatfield, Hertfordshire (see Ludwick).Dutch : from an Americanized form of the personal name Lodewijk. Compare Ludwig.
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Ludwig, Czech LudvÃk, Polish Ludwik, or cognates in other European languages.English
Americanized spelling of German Ludwig, Czech LudvÃk, Polish Ludwik, or cognates in other European languages.English : habitational name from Ludwick Hall in Bishops Hatfield, Hertfordshire, probably named from the Old English personal name Luda + Old English wÄ«c ‘outlying (dairy) farm’.
Boy/Male
English
Strong; gifted ruler. Blend of Jer- and Derrick.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old English Cynerīc ‘family ruler’.
Male
English
English variant spelling of Visigothic Alaric, ALERICK means "all-powerful; ruler of all."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
From the Barley Grange
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old Norse personal name EirÃkr, composed of the elements eir ‘mercy’, ‘peace’ + rÃk ‘power’. The addition in English of an inorganic H- to names beginning with a vowel is a relatively common phenomenon. It is possible that this name may have swallowed up a less common Germanic personal name with the first element heri, hari ‘army’.Dutch : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements heri, hari ‘army’ + rÄ«c ‘power’, or from an assimilated form of Henrick, a Dutch form of Henry.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEirc ‘descendant of Erc’, a personal name meaning ‘speckled’, ‘dark red’, or ‘salmon’. There was a saint of this name. The surname is born by families in Munster and Ulster, where it has usually been changed to Harkin.The English poet Robert Herrick (1591-1674) was from a prosperous family of goldsmiths, who had a long association with the city of Leicester. There is a family tradition that they were of Scandinavian origin, descended from Eric the Forester, who settled in the city in the 11th century. The initial aspirate came into the name in the late 16th cedntury; the name of the poet's great-grandfather is recorded in the corporation books of the city of Leicester in 1511 as Thomas Ericke.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : habitational name from Berwick-on-Tweed, on the Northumbrian coast at the mouth of the Tweed river, a border town that regularly changed hands between the Scots and the English.English : variant of Barwick.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Derek, DERICK means "first of the people; king of nations."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Aldrich.Scottish : habitational name from Elrick in Aberdeenshire.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the county seat of Warwickshire, or a regional name from the county itself. The city was originally named as the ‘outlying settlement (Old English wīc) by the weir (a hypothetical Old English wæring)’. Compare Warrington.English : habitational name from a much smaller place of the same name in Cumbria, named with Old English waroð ‘bank’ + wīc.
Surname or Lastname
Welsh
Welsh : from the Welsh personal name Meurig, a form of Maurice, Latin Mauritius (see Morris).English : from an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans, composed of the Germanic elements meri, mari ‘fame’ + rīc ‘power’.Scottish : habitational name from a place near Minigaff in the county of Dumfries and Galloway, so called from Gaelic meurach ‘branch or fork of a road or river’.Irish : when not Welsh or English in origin, probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mearadhaigh (see Merry).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places called Barwick, for example in Norfolk, Somerset, and West Yorkshire, from Old English bere ‘barley’ + wīc ‘outlying farm’, i.e. a granary lying some distance away from the main village.North German : habitational name from a place called Berwick, near Soest, in Westphalia.
LERWICK DECLARATION
LERWICK DECLARATION
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Murugan name, Youth, Handsome
Female
Swedish
Swedish form of Latin Linnaea, LINNÉA means "twin flower."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Mrithika | à®®à¯à®°à¯€à®¤à¯€à®•à®¾
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Name of a Persian King
Boy/Male
Italian
Form of the Latin Marcellus meaning hammer.
Girl/Female
British, English
Harry Potter's Pet; An Owl
Boy/Male
British, English
Lives in the Ash Tree Grove
Girl/Female
Biblical
Shadow, covering, defense.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
Tamil
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LERWICK DECLARATION
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n.
A town in the county of Warwick, England.
n.
A European marine fish (Belone vulgaris); -- called also gar, gerrick, greenback, greenbone, gorebill, hornfish, longnose, mackerel guide, sea needle, and sea pike.
v. t.
To have just and adequate ideas of; to apprehended the meaning or intention of; to have knowledge of; to comprehend; to know; as, to understand a problem in Euclid; to understand a proposition or a declaration; the court understands the advocate or his argument; to understand the sacred oracles; to understand a nod or a wink.
n.
Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or narration; a true history; a declaration is true when it states the facts.
n.
That which is said; a declaration; a statement, especially a proverbial one; an aphorism; a proverb.
n.
A mast, spar, or tall frame, supported at the top by stays or guys, with suitable tackle for hoisting heavy weights, as stones in building.
n.
The expression of an intention to inflict evil or injury on another; the declaration of an evil, loss, or pain to come; menace; threatening; denunciation.
n.
A long spar or beam, projecting from the mast of a derrick, from the outer end of which the body to be lifted is suspended.
n.
The act of declaring, or publicly announcing; explicit asserting; undisguised token of a ground or side taken on any subject; proclamation; exposition; as, the declaration of an opinion; a declaration of war, etc.
n.
A disagreement or difference between two parts of the same legal proceeding, which, to be effectual, ought to agree, -- as between the writ and the declaration, or between the allegation and the proof.
n.
A street; a village; a castle; a dwelling; a place of work, or exercise of authority; -- now obsolete except in composition; as, bailiwick, Warwick, Greenwick.
n.
Speech; words or declarations only; -- opposed to thoughts or actions.
v. i.
To make a solemn declaration under oath or affirmation, for the purpose of establishing, or making proof of, some fact to a court; to give testimony in a cause depending before a tribunal.
n.
A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact.
n.
A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and, while holding them suspended, transporting them through a limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; -- so called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the neck of a crane See Illust. of Derrick.
n.
The document or instrument containing such statement or proclamation; as, the Declaration of Independence (now preserved in Washington).
n.
A dark brown or black mineral, occurring in prismatic crystals imbedded in limestone near Warwick, New York. It consists of the borate and titanate of magnesia and iron.
n.
A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope connecting a suspension bridge with the land on either side to prevent lateral swaying; a rod or rope attached to the top of a structure, as of a derrick, and extending obliquely to the ground, where it is fastened.
n.
Affirmation; declaration; as, these doctrines are supported by the uniform testimony of the fathers; the belief of past facts must depend on the evidence of human testimony, or the testimony of historians.
n.
The vertical post of a derrick or crane.