evidence

noun

Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.

(law) Anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial.

A body of objectively verifiable facts that are positively indicative of, and/or exclusively concordant with, that one conclusion over any other.

One who bears witness.

verb

(transitive) To provide evidence for, or suggest the truth of.

Roots

viderevid- · Latin · to see

Synonyms for evidence

provev testifyv proofn attestv demonstratev corroborationn testimonyn substantiationn shown witnessn

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