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单词 direct evidence
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direct evidence


direct evidence

n (Law) law evidence, usually the testimony of a witness, directly relating to the fact in dispute. Compare circumstantial evidence
Thesaurus
Noun1.direct evidence - evidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly related to the fact in disputeevidence - (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disprovedlaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"circumstantial evidence, indirect evidence - evidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in dispute

direct evidence


Related to direct evidence: hearsay evidence, indirect evidence

Direct Evidence

Evidence in the form of testimony from a witness who actually saw, heard, or touched the subject of questioning. Evidence that, if believed, proves existence of the fact in issue without inference or presumption. That means of proof which tends to show the existence of a fact in question, without the intervention of the proof of any other fact, and which is distinguished from Circumstantial Evidence, often called indirect.

Evidence that directly proves a fact, without an inference or presumption, and which in itself, if true, conclusively establishes that fact.

direct evidence

n. real, tangible, or clear evidence of a fact, happening, or thing that requires no thinking or consideration to prove its existence, as compared to circumstantial evidence. (See: circumstantial evidence, evidence)

direct evidence

in the law of evidence, evidence of a fact in issue given by a witness who came to it through his own senses or evidence from a document or item produced before the court. See CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.

direct evidence


Related to direct evidence: hearsay evidence, indirect evidence
  • noun

Antonyms for direct evidence

noun evidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly related to the fact in dispute

Related Words

  • evidence
  • law
  • jurisprudence

Antonyms

  • circumstantial evidence
  • indirect evidence
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