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noun
- 1. the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid: "the study finds little evidence of overt discrimination" Similar
verb
- 1. be or show evidence of: "the quality of the bracelet, as evidenced by the workmanship, is exceptional"
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EVIDENCE definition: 1. facts, information, documents, etc. that give reason to believe that something is true: 2. to…. Learn more.
[uncountable] the information that is used in court to try to prove something. I was asked to give evidence (= to say what I knew, describe what I had seen, etc.) at the trial. The defence accused the prosecution of withholding several key pieces of evidence. circumstantial/forensic evidence.
to prove or show something; to be evidence of something. as evidenced by something The legal profession is still a largely male world, as evidenced by the small number of women judges. be evidenced in something The scale of the problem is not evidenced in police statistics.
The meaning of EVIDENCE is an outward sign : indication. How to use evidence in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Evidence.
evidence. noun. /ˈɛvədəns/. [uncountable, countable] the facts, signs, or objects that make you believe that something is true evidence (of something) There is convincing evidence of a link between exposure to sun and skin cancer.
Evidence, exhibit, testimony, proof refer to information furnished in a legal investigation to support a contention. Evidence is any information so given, whether furnished by witnesses or derived from documents or from any other source: Hearsay evidence is not admitted in a trial.
Evidence is the information which is used in a court of law to try to prove something. Evidence is obtained from documents, objects, or witnesses.
something that makes you believe that something is true or exists: evidence of global warming. [ + that ] There is no scientific evidence that the drug is addictive. Fewer examples. inconclusive evidence. photographic evidence. Recent evidence indicates that the skeleton is about 3 million years old. There's no evidence to support his story.
A thing or set of things helpful in forming a conclusion or judgment. The broken window was evidence that a burglary had taken place. Scientists weighed the evidence for and against the hypothesis. American Heritage. The condition of being evident. Webster's New World. Something that makes another thing evident; indication; sign.
Evidence is anything that can be used to prove something — like the evidence presented in a trial, or the trail of bread crumbs that is evidence of the path Hansel took through the woods.
