evidentiary
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But in a court filing on Friday, Pirro said new revelations "undermine the evidentiary basis for the indictment," and moved for dismissal.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
He said there were no evidentiary violations made by the district attorney’s office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
"Suppose a child is recognised as a trafficking victim and returned to Indonesia, but nobody here knows who the biological parents are because our evidentiary system is weak," said Puteri.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
During the evidentiary hearing in January 2024, nine jurors testified that they hadn’t heard such admonishments from Hill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 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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