evidence

ev-i-dence · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.

  2. 2.

    Information used in a court of law to establish facts.

  3. 3.

    Signs or indications of something.

  4. 4.

    To be or show evidence of.

Phrases & expressions

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    in evidence — Clearly visible or present.
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    give evidence — To testify in court.
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    circumstantial evidence — Indirect evidence requiring inference.
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    a piece of evidence — A single item supporting a claim.
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    on the evidence of — Based on the information from.

Related words

Antonyms: disproof, refutation
See also: clue, fact, proof, testimony
Synonyms: documentation, indication, proof, testimony

Etymology

From Latin evidentia ("clearness, distinction"), from evidens ("obvious, apparent"), from e- ("out") + videre ("to see").