When a fact is supposed, although incorrectly, to be evidentiary of, or a mark of, some other fact. --J. S. Mill. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
evidentiary — ev·i·den·tia·ry /ˌe və den chə rē, chē ˌer ē/ adj 1: being, relating to, or affording evidence photographs of evidentiary value 2: conducted so that evidence may be presented an evidentiary hearing ev·i·den·tia·ri·ly adv … Law dictionary
evidentiary — [ev΄ə den′shə rē] adj. 1. of, serving as, or based on evidence 2. providing, or having the nature of, evidence … English World dictionary
evidentiary — adjective Date: 1810 1. being, relating to, or affording evidence < photographs of evidentiary value > 2. conducted so that evidence may be presented < an evidentiary hearing > … New Collegiate Dictionary
evidentiary — adjective Of or pertaining to evidence. Evidentiary investigations are common in legal proceedings Syn: evidential … Wiktionary
evidentiary fact — see fact Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
evidentiary harpoon — n [from the comparison of such evidence to a harpoon, which can be retracted after it has injured its target]: evidence consisting esp. of a police officer s statement that is improper and is knowingly offered by the prosecution to prejudice the… … Law dictionary
evidentiary record — index document, documentation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
evidentiary — /ev i den sheuh ree/, adj. 1. evidential. 2. Law. pertaining to or constituting evidence. [1800 10; < L evidenti(a) EVIDENCE + ARY] * * * … Universalium
evidentiary — adj. pertaining to evidence, based on facts … English contemporary dictionary
evidentiary — [ˌɛvɪ dɛnʃ(ə)ri] adjective chiefly US Law another term for evidential … English new terms dictionary
