hearsay evidence
testimony based on what a witness has heard from another person rather than on direct personal knowledge or experience.
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How to use hearsay evidence in a sentence
If Paul ever lived, which none can prove and many deny, his evidence for the Resurrection was only hearsay evidence.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordOral evidence may be admitted to establish the location of monuments, and even hearsay evidence may be used for the purpose.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesMuch of the evidence, however, was secondary or hearsay evidence.
Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents | Oswald Chettle Mazengarb et al.The objection to the exclusion of hearsay evidence is equally unfounded.
Ethics in Service | William Howard TaftNor was this statement one resting merely upon hearsay evidence.
The English Village Community | Frederic Seebohm
British Dictionary definitions for hearsay evidence
law evidence based on what has been reported to a witness by others rather than what he has himself observed or experienced (not generally admissible as evidence)
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