noun
eyewitness testimony
Formal term used in legal, journalistic, and investigative contexts for testimony based on direct observation.
裁判で目撃証言が重要な証拠となった。
The eyewitness testimony became crucial evidence in the trial.
警察は複数の目撃証言を集めている。
The police are collecting multiple eyewitness accounts.
Compound of 目撃 (mokugeki, 'eyewitnessing') and 証言 (shōgen, 'testimony').