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hearsay

[ heer-sey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

unverified, unofficial information gained or acquired from another and not part of one's direct knowledge:
I pay no attention to hearsay.
Synonyms: tittle-tattle, babble, scuttlebutt, talk
an item of idle or unverified information or gossip; rumor:
a malicious hearsay.

of, relating to, or characterized by hearsay:
hearsay knowledge;
a hearsay report.

hearsay

/ ˈhɪəˌseɪ /

hearsay

Information heard by one person about another. Hearsay is generally inadmissible as evidence in a court of law because it is based on the reports of others rather than on the personal knowledge of a witness.

Origin of hearsay¹

First recorded in 1525–35; originally in phrase by hear say, calque of Middle French par ouïr dire

He does, however, attempt to dispel some of the myths that have emerged from hearsay and rumor over the last century.

“Every single witness is inadmissible, hearsay, triple-hearsay,” said assistant state attorney Penny Brill in court yesterday.

As for the other two boys, “all we have is hearsay,” dbcoopa tells The Daily Beast.

Persevering on hearsay, spun and shifted from every possible angle, the narrator next describes Golovan—a brawny man, with a limp.

“As far as I know, it's hearsay,” that person said of the report.

If Paul ever lived, which none can prove and many deny, his evidence for the Resurrection was only hearsay evidence.

Oral evidence may be admitted to establish the location of monuments, and even hearsay evidence may be used for the purpose.

Much of the evidence, however, was secondary or hearsay evidence.

I have given him full powers, and still hope that he will agree with Hearsay on tolerable terms.

The objection to the exclusion of hearsay evidence is equally unfounded.

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