evidence

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evidence[1,noun] evidence[2,transitive verb] circumstantial evidence hearsay evidence indirect evidence self-evidence state's evidence

Main Entry: ¹ev·i·dence
Pronunciation: 'e-v&-d&n(t)s, -v&-"den(t)s
Function: noun
1 a : an outward sign : INDICATION b : something that furnishes proof : TESTIMONY; specifically : something legally submitted to a tribunal to ascertain the truth of a matter
2 : one who bears witness; especially : one who voluntarily confesses a crime and testifies for the prosecution against his accomplices
- in evidence
1 : to be seen : CONSPICUOUS <trim lawns...are everywhere in evidence -- American Guide Series: North Carolina>
2 : as evidence