evidence against
Look at other dictionaries:
evidence — ev·i·dence 1 / e və dəns, ˌdens/ n [Medieval Latin evidentia, from Latin, that which is obvious, from evident evidens clear, obvious, from e out of, from + videns, present participle of videre to see]: something that furnishes or tends to furnish … Law dictionary
evidence — ev‧i‧dence [ˈevdns] noun [uncountable] LAW information or facts given in a court of law to prove that someone is guilty: • He refused to give evidence at the trial. * * * evidence UK US /ˈevɪdəns/ noun [U] LAW ► objects, documents, official… … Financial and business terms
against the manifest weight of the evidence — against the (manifest) (weight of the) evidence n. An evidentiary standard allowing a trial judge to set aside a jury s judgment or verdict and order a new trial when it clearly appears to the judge that the jury s decision is unsupported by the… … Law dictionary
Evidence — Ev i*dence, n. [F. [ e]vidence, L. Evidentia. See {Evident}.] 1. That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the evidence of our senses;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
EVIDENCE — Non Evidentiary Proceedings in Biblical Law The revelation of divine law is found not only in legislation but also in adjudication in particular cases (cf. Lev. 24:12–13; Num. 15:32–34; 27:1–8; Deut. 1:17), whether through Moses or judges or… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
evidence — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ abundant, ample, considerable, extensive, plentiful, significant, substantial, sufficient, widespread ▪ There i … Collocations dictionary
evidence — n. 1) to furnish, give, introduce, produce, provide evidence 2) to dig up, find, turn up, unearth; gather evidence; to piece together evidence 3) to plant evidence (on smb.) 4) to suppress; withhold evidence 5) to turn King s (BE), Queen s (BE),… … Combinatory dictionary
evidence — ev|i|dence1 W1S3 [ˈevıdəns] n 1.) [U] facts or signs that show clearly that something exists or is true evidence of ▪ At present we have no evidence of life on other planets. evidence for ▪ There is no evidence for these claims. evidence that ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
evidence — [[t]e̱vɪdəns[/t]] ♦♦ evidences, evidencing, evidenced 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N of/for n, N that, N to inf Evidence is anything that you see, experience, read, or are told that causes you to believe that something is true or has really happened. Ganley … English dictionary
evidence*/*/*/ — [ˈevɪd(ə)ns] noun [U] 1) facts or physical signs that help to prove something The study found no evidence that fish feel pain.[/ex] the historical evidence for his theories[/ex] We are seeing more evidence of economic growth.[/ex] 2) facts,… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English