evidence

Syllabification: (ev·i·dence)

Pronunciation: /ˈevədəns/

Definition of evidence

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 given personally, drawn from a document, or in the form of material objects, tending or used to establish facts in a legal investigation or admissible as testimony in court:without evidence, they can’t bring a charge
signs; indications:there was no obvious evidence of a break-in

[with object] (usually be evidenced)

be or show evidence of:that it has been populated from prehistoric times is evidenced by the remains of Neolithic buildings

Phrases

give evidence: Law give information and answer questions formally and in person in court or at an inquiry.
in evidence: noticeable; conspicuous:his dramatic flair is still very much in evidence
turn state's (or British King's or Queen's) evidence: Law (of a criminal) give information in court against one’s partners in order to receive a less severe punishment oneself.

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 British & World English dictionary