hearsay knowledge

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• hearsay — /hear say /, n. 1. unverified, unofficial information gained or acquired from another and not part of one s direct knowledge: I pay no attention to hearsay. 2. an item of idle or unverified information or gossip; rumor: a malicious hearsay. adj.… …   Universalium

• Hearsay in United States law — Hearsay is the legal term that describes statements made outside of court or other judicial proceedings. Unless one of about thirty [cite web |title= Hearsay Evidence |url=http://criminal.findlaw.com/crimes/more criminal topics/evidence… …   Wikipedia

• hearsay — hear·say / hir ˌsā/ n: a statement made out of court and not under oath which is offered as proof that what is stated is true – called also hearsay evidence; Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. hearsay …   Law dictionary

• Hearsay in English law — History of the ruleThe rules of hearsay began to form properly in the late seventeenth century and had become fully established by the early nineteenth century. The issues were analysed in substantial detail in Wright v Doe d Tatham [(1837) 7 Ad… …   Wikipedia

• hearsay — A term applied to that species of testimony given by a witness who relates, not what he knows personally, but what others have told him, or what he has heard said by others. A statement, other than one made by the declarant while testifying at… …   Black's law dictionary

• hearsay — A term applied to that species of testimony given by a witness who relates, not what he knows personally, but what others have told him, or what he has heard said by others. A statement, other than one made by the declarant while testifying at… …   Black's law dictionary

• hearsay evidence — noun evidence based on what someone has told the witness and not of direct knowledge • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑evidence * * * noun : legal testimony that consists in a narration by one person of matters told him by another;… …   Useful english dictionary

• knowledge — Acquaintance with fact or truth. People v. Henry, 23 Cal.App.2d 155, 72 P.2d 915, 921. It has also been defined as act or state of knowing or understanding, Witters v. U. S., 70 App.D.C. 316, 106 F.2d 837, 840; actual knowledge, notice or… …   Black's law dictionary

• knowledge — Acquaintance with fact or truth. People v. Henry, 23 Cal.App.2d 155, 72 P.2d 915, 921. It has also been defined as act or state of knowing or understanding, Witters v. U. S., 70 App.D.C. 316, 106 F.2d 837, 840; actual knowledge, notice or… …   Black's law dictionary

• knowledge — noun 1) his knowledge of history technical knowledge Syn: understanding, comprehension, grasp, command, mastery; expertise, skill, proficiency, expertness, accomplishment, adeptness, capacity, capability; informal know how …   Thesaurus of popular words

• knowledge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Cognizance Nouns 1. knowledge, cognizance, cognition, acquaintance, ken, privity, familiarity, comprehension, apprehension, recognition, appreciation; intuition, conscience, consciousness, awareness,… …   English dictionary for students