evidence

Definition

noun
  • facts which help to prove or disprove something at a trial
    Example All the evidence points to arson.
    Usage to give evidence against someone
    to be a witness and make a statement in a court case suggesting that the defendant is guilty
    Usage to plant evidence
    to put items at the scene of a crime after the crime has taken place, so that a person is incriminated and can be arrested
    Usage to turn Queen’s evidence,to turn state’s evidence U.S.
    to confess to a crime and then act as witness against the other criminals involved, in the hope of getting a lighter sentence
verb
  • to show
    Example the lack of good will, as evidenced by the defendant’s behaviour in the witness stand
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