evidence
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See also évidence
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[edit] Etymology
< Middle English < Old French < Latin evidentia (“‘clearness, in Late Latin a proof’”) < evidens (“‘clear, evident’”); see evident.
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- IPA: /ˈɛvɪdəns/, /ˈɛvədəns/
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[edit] Noun
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evidence (uncountable)
- Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
- (law) Anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial.
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[edit] Translations
facts presented in support of an assertion
anything admitted by a court as proof
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[edit] Verb
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to 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.
- She was furious, as evidenced by her slamming the door.
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to provide evidence
[edit] External links
- evidence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- evidence in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
