hearsay
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Etymology[edit]
1525–35; from phrase by hear say, translation of Middle French par ouïr dire.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
hearsay (usually uncountable, plural hearsays)
- information that was heard by one person about another
- (law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge; normally inadmissible because not made under oath
- (law) evidence: an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted; normally inadmissible because not subject to cross-examination, unless the hearsay statement falls under one of the many exceptions
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Translations[edit]
information that was heard by one person about another
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evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge
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See Also[edit]
External links[edit]
- hearsay in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- hearsay in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911