direct evidence

American  

noun

1. evidence of a witness who testifies to the truth of the fact to be proved (circumstantial evidence ).

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direct evidence British  

noun

1. law evidence, usually the testimony of a witness, directly relating to the fact in dispute Compare circumstantial evidence

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Example Sentences

In court, Townsend’s public defender, Elizabeth Landgraf, argued that no direct evidence linked Townsend to the killing, such as DNA, fingerprints, witnesses or video.

From Los Angeles Times

Nearly a century later, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope may have captured the first direct evidence of this mysterious substance, offering the possibility of finally "seeing" dark matter.

From Science Daily

There remains no direct evidence that the state plan changed how the Fire Department fought or mopped up the Lachman fire.

From Los Angeles Times

Plaintiffs’ attorneys have yet to provide direct evidence that state officials asked the Fire Department to tamp back its firefighting.

From Los Angeles Times

"The muscle-specific microRNAs we found in mammoth tissues are direct evidence of gene regulation happening in real time in ancient times. It is the first time something like this has been achieved," he says.

From Science Daily