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   evidence

   /ˈɛvɪd(ə)ns/

   noun

   • 1. the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid: "the study finds little evidence of overt discrimination" Similar proofconfirmationverificationsubstantiationcorroborationaffirmationauthenticationattestationdocumentationsupport forbacking forreinforcement forgrounds for
   • ▪ information drawn from personal testimony, a document, or a material object, used to establish facts in a legal investigation or admissible as testimony in a law court: "without evidence, they can't bring a charge" Similar proofconfirmationverificationsubstantiationcorroborationaffirmationauthenticationattestationdocumentationsupport forbacking forreinforcement forgrounds fortestimonystatementsworn statementattestationdeclarationavowalpleasubmissionclaimcontentionchargeallegationdepositionrepresentationaffidavitrare:asseverationaverment
   • ▪ signs or indications of something: "there was no obvious evidence of a break-in" Similar signsindicationspointersmarkstracessuggestionshintsmanifestation

   verb

   • 1. be or show evidence of: "the quality of the bracelet, as evidenced by the workmanship, is exceptional"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin evidentia, from evident- ‘obvious to the eye or mind’ (see evident).

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