Evidence

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: ev=i=dence

CIDE DICTIONARY

Evidence, n. [F. évidence, L. Evidentia. See Evident.].

•  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; evidence of the truth or falsehood of a statement.  [1913 Webster]

  "Faith is . . . the evidence of things not seen."  [1913 Webster]

  "O glorious trial of exceeding love
  Illustrious evidence, example high."  [1913 Webster]
•  One who bears witness.  Sir W. Scott.  [1913 Webster]
•  That which is legally submitted to competent tribunal, as a means of ascertaining the truth of any alleged matter of fact under investigation before it; means of making proof; -- the latter, strictly speaking, not being synonymous with evidence, but rather the effect of it.  Greenleaf.  [1913 Webster]

Circumstantial evidence, Conclusive evidence, etc. See under Circumstantial, Conclusive, etc. -- Crown's evidence, King's evidence, or Queen's evidence, evidence for the crown, in English courts; equivalent to state's evidence in American courts. [Eng.] -- State's evidence, evidence for the government or the people. [U. S. ] -- To turn King's evidence To turn Queen's evidence, or To turn State's evidence, to confess a crime and give evidence against one's accomplices.

Syn. -- Testimony; proof. See Testimony.

Evidence, v. t. 

 To render evident or clear; to prove; to evince; as, to evidence a fact, or the guilt of an offender.  Milton.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Evidence, n. & v.
--n.
1 (often foll. by for, of) the available facts, circumstances, etc. supporting or otherwise a belief, proposition, etc., or indicating whether or not a thing is true or valid.
2 Law a information given personally or drawn from a document etc. and tending to prove a fact or proposition. b statements or proofs admissible as testimony in a lawcourt.
3 clearness, obviousness.
--v.tr. be evidence of; attest.

Idiom

call in evidence Law summon (a person) as a witness. in evidence noticeable, conspicuous. Queen's (or King's or State's) evidence Law evidence for the prosecution given by a participant in or accomplice to the crime at issue.

Etymology

ME f. OF f. L evidentia (as EVIDENT)

THESAURUS

Evidence

Christophany, Satanophany, account, acquaintance, affect, affidavit, affirmation, angelophany, announcement, apparentness, appearance, approve, argue, argument, assertion, atmospheric visibility, attest, attestation, avatar, averment, basis, bear witness, bespeak, betoken, blue book, brandish, breathe, briefing, bring forth, bring forward, bring into view, bring out, bring to notice, bulletin, catchword, ceiling, ceiling unlimited, certification, clarity, clearness, clue, communication, communique, confirm, confirmation, connote, conspicuity, conspicuousness, corroboration, crystal-clearness, cue, cue word, dangle, data, datum, definiteness, definition, demonstrate, demonstration, denote, deposition, develop, directory, disclose, disclosure, dispatch, display, dissemination, distinctness, divulge, documentation, dramatize, embodiment, embody, enact, enlightenment, epiphany, evidentness, evince, evincement, exhibit, expose, expose to view, express, expression, facts, factual information, familiarization, flaunt, flourish, furnish evidence, gen, general information, give indication of, give sign, give token, go to show, grounds, guidebook, handout, hard information, high visibility, highlight, hint, hot lead, illuminate, illustrate, imply, incarnate, incarnation, incidental information, index, indicate, indication, info, information, instruction, intelligence, intimation, involve, key, key word, knowledge, lead, light, low visibility, make clear, make plain, manifest, manifestation, manifestness, mark, materialization, materialize, mean, mention, message, notice, notification, obviousness, openness, openness to sight, overtness, palpability, parade, patentness, percipi, perform, perspicuity, plainness, pneumatophany, point to, present, presentation, proclaim, produce, prominence, promotional material, proof, prove, publication, publicity, release, report, represent, reveal, revelation, roll out, scent, seeing, set forth, show, show forth, show signs of, sidelight, sign, signalize, significant, signify, speak for itself, speak volumes, spoor, spotlight, statement, substantiation, suggest, suggestion, summation, summing up, support, symptom, symptomatize, tangibility, tell, telltale, tend to show, testament, testify, testimonial, testimony, the dope, the goods, the know, the scoop, theophany, tip-off, token, trace, transmission, trot out, unfold, unmistakableness, unquestionability, validation, verification, vestige, visibility, visibility unlimited, visibility zero, wave, whiff, white book, white paper, witness, word

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Evidence

Experiment

N experiment, essay, analysis, screen, trial, tentative method, t=atonnement, verification, probation, experimentum crucis, proof, (demonstration), criterion, diagnostic, test, probe, crucial test, acid test, litmus test, crucible, reagent, check, touchstone, pix, assay, ordeal, ring, litmus paper, curcuma paper, turmeric paper, test tube, analytical instruments, empiricism, rule of thumb, feeler, trial balloon, pilot balloon, messenger balloon, pilot engine, scout, straw to show the wind, speculation, random shot, leap in the dark, analyzer, analyst, assayist, adventurer, experimenter, experimentist, experimentalist, scientist, engineer, technician, subject, experimentee, guinea pig, experimental animal, protocol, experimental method, blind experiment, double-blind experiment, controlled experiment, poll, survey, opinion poll, epidemiological survey, retrospective analysis, retrospective survey, prospective survey, prospective analysis, statistical analysis, literature search, library research, tryout, audition, discovery, measurement, evidence, deduction, induction, abduction, experimental, empirical, probative, probatory, probationary, provisional, analytic, docimastic, tentative, unverified, unproven, speculative, untested, on trial, under examination, on probation, under probation, on one's trial, on approval, check it out, give it a try, see how it goes, Run it up the flagpole and see who salutes.

Evidence

N evidence, facts, premises, data, praecognita, grounds, indication, criterion, testimony, testification, expert testimony, attestation, deposition, examination, admission, authority, warrant, credential, diploma, voucher, certificate, doquet, docket, testamur, record, document, pi ce justificative, deed, warranty, signature, seal, exhibit, material evidence, objective evidence, witness, indicator, hostile witness, eyewitness, earwitness, material witness, state's evidence, deponent, sponsor, cojuror, oral evidence, documentary evidence, hearsay evidence, external evidence, extrinsic evidence, internal evidence, intrinsic evidence, circumstantial evidence, cumulative evidence, ex parte evidence, presumptive evidence, collateral evidence, constructive evidence, proof, evidence in chief, secondary evidence, confirmation, corroboration, support, ratification, authentication, compurgation, wager of law, comprobation, citation, reference, legal research, literature search (experiment), showing, indicative, indicatory, deducible, grounded on, founded on, based on, corroborative, confirmatory, by inference, according to, witness, a fortiori, still more, still less, raison de plus, in corroboration, of, valeat quantum, under seal, under one's hand and seal, dictum de dicto, mise en evidence.

Manifestation

N manifestation, plainness, plain speaking, expression, showing, exposition, demonstration, exhibition, production, display, show, showing off, premonstration, exhibit, indication, publicity, disclosure, openness panchement, evidence, manifest, apparent, salient, striking, demonstrative, prominent, in the foreground, notable, pronounced, flagrant, notorious, arrant, stark staring, unshaded, glaring, defined, definite, distinct, conspicuous, obvious, evident, unmistakable, indubitable, not to be mistaken, palpable, self-evident, autoptical, intelligible, plain, clear, clear as day, clear as daylight, clear as noonday, plain as a pike staff, plain as the sun at noon-day, plain as the nose on one's face, plain as the way to parish church, explicit, overt, patent, express, ostensible, open, open as day, naked, bare, literal, downright, undisguised, exoteric, unreserved, frank, plain-spoken, candid (veracious), barefaced, manifested, disclosed, capable of being shown, producible, inconcealable, unconcealable, no secret, manifestly, openly, before one's eyes, under one's nose, to one's face, face to face, above board, cartes sur table, on the stage, in open court, in the open streets, in market overt, in the face of day, face of heaven, in broad daylight, in open daylight, without reserve, at first blush, prima facie, on the face of, in set terms, cela saute aux yeux, he that runs may read, you can see it with half an eye, it needs no ghost to tell us, the meaning lies on the surface, cela va sans dire, res ipsa loquitur, clothing the palpable and familiar, fari quae sentiat, volto sciolto i pensieri stretti, you don't need a weatherman to know which way the.