relevance

relevance: rel·e·vance /'re-lə-vəns/ n: the quality or state of being relevant: relation to the matter at hand

ruled on the relevance of the testimony

relevance in discovery has been broadly interpreted

relevance: I noun affinity, applicability, application, appositeness, appropriateness, aptness, association, bearing, compatibility, concern, congruence, congruency, congruity, connection, correlation, correspondence, importance, materiality, pertinence, reference, relation, relationship, significance, suitability, suitableness, tie-in associated concepts: objection as to relevance II index connection (relation), consequence (significance), importance, interest (concern), materiality (consequence), propriety (appropriateness), qualification (fitness), relation (connection), relationship (connection), significance

relevance: a key concept in the law of evidence that considers the link between a piece of evidence and the enquiry itself. 'Facts relevant in relation to each other if according to the common course of events one either taken by itself or in connection with other facts proves or renders liable to proof the past, present, or future or non-existence of the other'. Compare admissibility.

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Relevance — is a term used to describe how pertinent, connected, or applicable something is to a given matter. A thing is relevant if it serves as a mean to a given purpose. Imagine a patient suffering a well defined disease such as scurvy caused by lack of… … Wikipedia
relevance — UK [ˈreləv(ə)ns] / US [ˈreləvəns] or relevancy UK [ˈreləv(ə)nsɪ] / US [ˈreləvənsɪ] noun [uncountable] ** the quality of being directly connected with and important to something else relevance of: I don t see the relevance of what you are saying.… … English dictionary
Relevance — Rel e*vance (r?l ?*vans), Relevancy Rel e*van*cy ( van*s?), n. 1. The quality or state of being relevant; pertinency; applicability. [1913 Webster] Its answer little meaning, little relevancy bore. Poe. [1913 Webster] 2. (Scots Law) Sufficiency… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
relevance — first recorded in the 18c, has almost completely ousted the alternative form relevancy … Modern English usage
relevance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, wider ▪ limited, marginal ▪ This debate has limited relevance to our current concerns. ▪ dubious … Collocations dictionary
relevance — n. 1) to have relevance to 2) of relevance to (his testimony is of no relevance to the case) * * * [ relɪv(ə)ns] to have relevance to of relevance to (his testimony is of no relevance to the case) … Combinatory dictionary
relevance — rel|e|vance [ reləvəns ] or relevancy [ reləvənsi ] noun uncount ** the quality of being connected with and important to something else: relevance of: I don t see the relevance of what you are saying. of relevance to something: The course covers… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
relevance — [[t]re̱ləv(ə)ns[/t]] N UNCOUNT: with supp, oft N to n Something s relevance to a situation or person is its importance or significance in that situation or to that person. Politicians private lives have no relevance to their public roles... There … English dictionary
relevance — noun Date: 1733 1. a. relation to the matter at hand b. practical and especially social applicability ; pertinence < giving relevance to college courses > 2. the ability (as of an information retrieval system) to retrieve material that satisfies… … New Collegiate Dictionary
relevance — rel·e·vance (rĕlʹə vəns) n. 1. Pertinence to the matter at hand. 2. Applicability to social issues: a governmental policy lacking relevance. 3. Computer Science. The capability of a search engine or function to retrieve data appropriate to a user … Universalium

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