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Definition of evidence

[mass noun]

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
Law 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
signs or indications of something:there was no obvious evidence of a break-in

[with object]

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

Phrases

call someone in evidence: Law summon someone as a witness.
give evidence: Law give information and answer questions formally and in person in a law court or at an inquiry: the person concerned may refuse to give evidence
in evidence: noticeable; conspicuous:his dramatic flair is still very much in evidence
turn King's (or Queen's or US state's) evidence: Law (of a criminal) give information in court against one’s partners in order to receive a less severe punishment: in exchange for not being prosecuted he agreed to turn Queen’s evidence

Middle English: via Old French from Latin evidentia, from evident- 'obvious to the eye or mind' (see evident)

Spell evidence with evi- at the beginning.

Definition of evidence in the US English dictionary

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