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Definition of Evidence
1. Noun. Your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief. "The evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
Generic synonyms: Information
Specialized synonyms: Probable Cause, Cogent Evidence, Proof, Disproof, Falsification, Refutation, Lead, Track, Trail, Symptom, Sign
Derivative terms: Evident, Evidential, Evidentiary
2. Verb. Provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes. "They evidence that there was a traffic accident "; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness"
Specialized synonyms: Authenticate, Reflect, Reflect, Notarise, Notarize, Condemn
Related verbs: Attest
Generic synonyms: Bear Witness, Prove, Show, Testify
Derivative terms: Attestation, Certification, Demonstrative, Manifestation, Manifestation
3. Noun. An indication that makes something evident. "His trembling was evidence of his fear"
Generic synonyms: Indicant, Indication
Derivative terms: Evident, Evidentiary
4. Verb. Provide evidence for. "They evidence that there was a traffic accident "; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Specialized synonyms: Attest, Certify, Demonstrate, Manifest, Presume, Abduce, Adduce, Cite
Generic synonyms: Inform
Derivative terms: Testifier, Testimony, Testimony
5. Noun. (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved.
Specialized synonyms: Exhibit, Testimony, Corpus Delicti, Direct Evidence, Circumstantial Evidence, Indirect Evidence, Corroborating Evidence, Hearsay Evidence, State's Evidence
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
6. Verb. Give evidence. "He was telling on all his former colleague"
Definition of Evidence
1. n. That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the evidence of our senses; evidence of the truth or falsehood of a statement.
2. v. t. To render evident or clear; to prove; to evince; as, to evidence a fact, or the guilt of an offender.
Definition of Evidence
1. Noun. Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion. ¹
2. Noun. (legal) Anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To provide evidence for, or suggest the truth of. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Evidence
1. to indicate clearly [v -DENCED, -DENCING, -DENCES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Evidence
Literary usage of Evidence
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke (1813)
"It may however be worth while to inquire into the reason of their evidence, and
see whether it be peculiar to them alone, and also examine how far they ..."
2. My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass (1855)
"Master Thomas said that the evidence he had of our intention to run away, ...
Where is the evidence against us? We were quietly at our work. ..."
3. The law of mines, quarries and minerals by Robert Forster MacSwinney (1884)
"of evidence as i • ii :i copyholders had been open and notorious, ... It was
held, that there was sufficient evidence of a custom to dig vitreous sand to ..."
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