hearsay

  • 41HEARSAY — (engl. hören+sagen) KI Blackboard System zum Sprachverstehen …

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  • 42hearsay — n. Rumor, report, fame, bruit, common talk, town talk …

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  • 43hearsay — [ˈhɪəˌseɪ] noun [U] information that you have heard without having any proof that it is true …

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  • 44hearsay — hear•say [[t]ˈhɪərˌseɪ[/t]] n. unverified information acquired from another; rumor • Etymology: 1525–35; orig. in phrase by hear say, trans. of MF par ouïr dire …

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  • 45hearsay —   Lohe lauāhea.   Also: lohe pepeiao, lohe ōlelo, lonowā, lonoā, lonolonoā, nonoā …

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  • 46hearsay — Evidence, whether oral or written, which derives its value, not solely from the credit to be given to the witness upon the stand, but in part from the veracity and competency of some other person. 29 Am J2d Ev § 493. Evidence which is… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 47exception to hearsay rule — Hearsay evidence taken out of the general rule against the admissibility of hearsay in the interest of justice, and in accord with sound policy, so as to be admissible notwithstanding the rule, for example, a dying declaration, a declaration… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 48hearsay evidence — noun Date: 1753 evidence based not on a witness s personal knowledge but on another s statement not made under oath …

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  • 49hearsay evidence — Law. testimony based on what a witness has heard from another person rather than on direct personal knowledge or experience. [1745 55] * * * …

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  • 50hearsay 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