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EVIDENCE
evidence, grounds
(noun) your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; “the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling”
evidence
(noun) an indication that makes something evident; “his trembling was evidence of his fear”
evidence
(noun) (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence
(verb) provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one’s behavior, attitude, or external attributes; “His high fever attested to his illness”; “The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication”; “This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness”
tell, evidence
(verb) give evidence; “he was telling on all his former colleague”
testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show
(verb) provide evidence for; “The blood test showed that he was the father”; “Her behavior testified to her incompetence”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
evidence (usually uncountable, plural evidences)
Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
(legal) Anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial.
One who bears witness.
A body of objectively verifiable facts that are positively indicative of, and/or exclusively concordant with, that one conclusion over any other.
Usage notes
• Adjectives often used with the term "evidence": documentary, physical, empirical, scientific, material, circumstantial, anectodal, objective, strong, weak, conclusive, hard
Verb
evidence (third-person singular simple present evidences, present participle evidencing, simple past and past participle evidenced)
(transitive) To provide evidence for, or suggest the truth of.
Source: Wiktionary
Ev"i*dence, n. Etym: [F. Ă©vidence, L. Evidentia. See Evident.]
1. That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the evidence of our senses; evidence of the truth or falsehood of a statement. Faith is . . . the evidence of things not seen. Heb. xi. 1. O glorious trial of exceeding love Illustrious evidence, example high. Milton.
2. One who bears witness. [R.] "Infamous and perjured evidences." Sir W. Scott.
3. (Law)
Definition: That which is legally submitted to competent tribunal, as a means of ascertaining the truth of any alleged matter of fact under investigation before it; means of making proof; -- the latter, strictly speaking, not being synonymous with evidence, but rather the effect of it. Greenleaf. Circumstantial evidence, Conclusive evidence, etc. See under Circumstantial, Conclusive, etc.
– Crown's, King's, or Queen's evidence, evidence for the crown. [Eng.] -- State's evidence, evidence for the government or the people. [U. S. ] -- To turn King's, Queen's or State's evidence, to confess a crime and give evidence against one's accomplices.
Syn.
– Testimony; proof. See Tesimony.
Ev"i*dence, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evidenced; p, pr. & vb. n. Evidencing.]
Definition: To render evident or clear; to prove; to evince; as, to evidence a fact, or the guilt of an offender. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DITHER
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