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circumstantial evidence

 
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–noun
proof of facts offered as evidence from which other facts are to be inferred (contrasted with direct evidence ).
Also called indirect evidence.

Origin:
1730–40
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circumstantial evidence  
n.  Evidence not bearing directly on the fact in dispute but on various attendant circumstances from which the judge or jury might infer the occurrence of the fact in dispute.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: circumstantial evidence
see EVIDENCE
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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