Evidence

/[ˈɛv.ɪ.ɾɪns]/ noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion. uncountable, usually

    "There is no evidence that anyone was here earlier."

  2. 2
    your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief wordnet
  3. 3
    Anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial. uncountable, usually

    "For Lothian and Borders Police, the early-morning raid had come at the end one of biggest investigations carried out by the force, which had originally presented a dossier of evidence on the murder of Jodi Jones to the Edinburgh procurator-fiscal, William Gallagher, on 25 November last year."

  4. 4
    an indication that makes something evident wordnet
  5. 5
    One who bears witness. uncountable, usually

    "infamous and perjured evidences"

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  1. 6
    (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved wordnet
  2. 7
    A body of objectively verifiable facts that are positively indicative of, and/or exclusively concordant with, that one conclusion over any other. uncountable, usually
Verb
  1. 1
    To provide evidence for, or suggest the truth of. transitive

    "She was furious, as evidenced by her slamming the door."

  2. 2
    provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes wordnet
  3. 3
    give evidence wordnet
  4. 4
    provide evidence for wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English evidence, from Old French [Term?], from Latin evidentia (“clearness, in Late Latin a proof”), from evidens (“clear, evident”); see evident.

Etymology 2

From Middle English evidence, from Old French [Term?], from Latin evidentia (“clearness, in Late Latin a proof”), from evidens (“clear, evident”); see evident.

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