evidentiary

[ ev-i-den-shuh-ree ]

/ ˌɛv ɪˈdɛn ʃə ri /

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Law. pertaining to or constituting evidence.

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

non·ev·i·den·tia·ry, adjective

Investigators determined that very little evidentiary value could be obtained from this recording as it was conducted after the raid was over.
Body-cam video in fatal Duncan Lemp raid confirms police did not record shooting|Dan Morse|January 11, 2021|Washington Post
The evidentiary rules for conviction were nearly impossible to meet.
No Wonder Cosby's Keeping Quiet: He Could Still Be Prosecuted|Jay Michaelson|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We have a detailed audit system that tracks the life cycle of an evidentiary item for record-keeping purposes,” she said.
Your Arrest Video Is Going Online. Who Will See It?|Jacob Siegel|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nencini decided that the appellate court that set Knox free erred in evidentiary and legal matters.
Italian Judge Explains Why Amanda Knox Did It|Barbie Latza Nadeau|April 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Intelligent design (ID) and creationism lack this broad-based evidentiary support.
How Liberty University Creates Creationists|Karl W. Giberson|March 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To call this claim “speculative” radically overstates its evidentiary foundation.
Obama Visits Israel’s Iron Dome Battery|Robert Farley|March 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Please, Mr. Oswald—when you say she started relating this incident, it doesn't help us any, it is not evidentiary.
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy