deposition β A deposition is a formal written statement, made for example by a witness to a crime, which can be used in a court of law if the witness cannot be present.
indication β anything serving to indicate or point out, as a sign or token.
testimony β Law. the statement or declaration of a witness under oath or affirmation, usually in court.
clue β A clue to a problem or mystery is something that helps you to find the answer to it.
data β You can refer to information as data, especially when it is in the form of facts or statistics that you can analyse. In American English, data is usually a plural noun. In technical or formal British English, data is sometimes a plural noun, but at other times, it is an uncount noun.
witness β to see, hear, or know by personal presence and perception: to witness an accident.
constraint β A constraint is something that limits or controls what you can do.
deterrent β A deterrent is something that prevents people from doing something by making them afraid of what will happen to them if they do it.
hamper β to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
obstacle β something that obstructs or hinders progress.
curb β If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
hindrance β an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
hurdle β a portable barrier over which contestants must leap in certain running races, usually a wooden frame with a hinged inner frame that swings down under impact to prevent injury to a runner who does not clear it.
rein β Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
anchor β An anchor is a heavy hooked object that is dropped from a boat into the water at the end of a chain in order to make the boat stay in one place.
declaration β A declaration is an official announcement or statement.
demonstration β A demonstration is a march or gathering which people take part in to show their opposition to something or their support for something.
index β (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.
testimonial β a written declaration certifying to a person's character, conduct, or qualifications, or to the value, excellence, etc., of a thing; a letter or written statement of recommendation.
cue β In the theatre or in a musical performance, a performer's cue is something another performer says or does that is a signal for them to begin speaking, playing, or doing something.
mark β Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837β1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897β1904.
dope β any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.