based on hearsay

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• hearsay — [hir′sā΄] n. [< phrase to hear say, parallel to Ger hörensagen] something one has heard but does not know to be true; rumor; gossip adj. based on hearsay …   English World dictionary

• hearsay — noun VERB + HEARSAY ▪ be based on, rely on ▪ Her judgements are based on hearsay rather than evidence. HEARSAY + NOUN ▪ evidence PREPOSITION ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• 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 rule — n: a rule barring the admission of hearsay as evidence ◇ The hearsay rule is stated in Rule 802 of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Hearsay is inadmissible as evidence because of the unavailability of cross examination to test the accuracy of the… …   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 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

• hearsay — Synonyms and related words: absolute, adducible, admissible, attestative, attestive, authentic, based on, bruit, buzz, canard, certain, circumstantial, circumstantial evidence, collateral evidence, common talk, conclusive, convincing, corpus… …   Moby Thesaurus

• hearsay — n. rumour, gossip. Phrases and idioms: hearsay evidence Law evidence given by a witness based on information received from others rather than personal knowledge …   Useful english dictionary

• hearsay evidence — evidence based on information that a witness heard from another rather than being based on his personal knowledge (usually inadmissible in a court of law since it is not direct evidence) …   English contemporary dictionary

• hearsay evidence — noun Date: 1753 evidence based not on a witness s personal knowledge but on another s statement not made under oath …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• hearsay evidence — Law. testimony based on what a witness has heard from another person rather than on direct personal knowledge or experience. [1745 55] * * * …   Universalium