circumstantial evidence
–noun | proof of facts offered as evidence from which other facts are to be inferred (contrasted with direct evidence ). |
Origin: 1730–40
indirect evidence
n. Circumstantial evidence. |
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Main Entry:
circumstantial evidencesee
EVIDENCE
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indirect evidencesee
EVIDENCE
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