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hearsay evidence

noun Law.

testimony based on what a witness has heard from another person rather than on direct personal knowledge or experience.

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Nearby words

  1. hearken,
  2. hearkening,
  3. hearn,
  4. hearn, lafcadio,
  5. hearsay,
  6. hearsay rule,
  7. hearse,
  8. hearst,
  9. hearst, william randolph,
  10. heart

Origin of hearsay evidence

First recorded in 1745–55
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British Dictionary definitions for hearsay evidence

hearsay evidence

noun

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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