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evidentiary

[ ev-i-den-shuh-ree ]

adjective

  1. Law. pertaining to or constituting evidence.


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Other Words From

  • nonev·i·dentia·ry adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of evidentiary1

1800–10; < Latin ēvidenti ( a ) evidence + -ary

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Example Sentences

The evidentiary rules for conviction were nearly impossible to meet.

“We have a detailed audit system that tracks the life cycle of an evidentiary item for record-keeping purposes,” she said.

Nencini decided that the appellate court that set Knox free erred in evidentiary and legal matters.

Intelligent design (ID) and creationism lack this broad-based evidentiary support.

To call this claim “speculative” radically overstates its evidentiary foundation.

Please, Mr. Oswald—when you say she started relating this incident, it doesn't help us any, it is not evidentiary.

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