hearsay evidence

collocation in English

meaningsofhearsayandevidence

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hearsay
noun[U]
uk
/ˈhɪə.seɪ/us
/ˈhɪr.seɪ/
information that you have heard but do not know to ...
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evidence
noun[U]
uk
/ˈev.ɪ.dəns/us
/ˈev.ə.dəns/
one or more reasons for believing that something is or is ...
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(Definition ofhearsayandevidencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhearsay evidence

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Far-reaching consequences have been ascribed to a policy decision that remains undocumented except forhearsayevidencein the popular conversation that surrounded the trials.
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There is no sworn testimony; the evidence ishearsayevidenceand every principle of injustice is perpetrated.
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There washearsayevidenceand malicious gossip recounted day after day, and the more sensational bits presented in the newspapers both local and national.
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Many, however, were able to help with circumstantial andhearsayevidence, and some were able to identify suspects from photographs.
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Cases are based much more onhearsayevidence, subjective judgment and the like.
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At this stage it is purelyhearsayevidence.
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We are considering a case where the best evidence is the evidence of the record, although technically it may behearsayevidence.
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We all know the objections tohearsayevidence.
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It was held to be inadmissible on the ground thathearsayevidenceis not admissible in a criminal case.
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I suggest that much evidence ishearsayevidenceor worry about a potential conflict that does not exist.
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It is proposed, it seems, to allowhearsayevidence.
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I am also concerned about the admissibility in these matters ofhearsayevidence.
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There is no way of challenginghearsayevidence, particularly when it is based upon information supplied by neighbours, employers and so on.
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I, too, believe that we should not accept lightly the recommendations with regard tohearsayevidence.
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He was going very much at the beginning onhearsayevidence.
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We set ourselves againsthearsayevidence; the onus is always firmly on the prosecution.
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I do not make these statements off the top of my head or onhearsayevidence.
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It is my belief that people ought not to be able to be convicted onhearsayevidencebacked by straws in the wind.
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I think he must be relying onhearsayevidence.
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It is bound, is it not, to behearsayevidencewhich will also be uncross-examinable?
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