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evidentiary

American  
[ev-i-den-shuh-ree] / ˌɛv ɪˈdɛn ʃə ri /

adjective

  1. evidential.

  2. Law. pertaining to or constituting evidence.


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Etymology

Origin of evidentiary

1800–10; < Latin ēvidenti ( a ) evidence + -ary

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It treats historical analogies not as rhetorical shortcuts but as evidentiary claims that must withstand scrutiny.

From Slate Jun. 26, 2026

And evidentiary issues have plagued the case from the start for a variety of reasons, according to law enforcement experts.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Two years later, she moved to her current post, where she handles evidentiary hearings and mediation.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

These systems are — as has been extensively and embarrassingly documented — prone to generating fabricated citations, misreading evidentiary context and issuing confident-sounding verdicts about matters they fundamentally do not understand.

From Salon Apr. 23, 2026

No definitive data exist, but the majority of the extant evidentiary scraps indicate it.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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