Found 2 items, similar to hearsay evidence.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: hearsay evidence hearsay evidence n : evidence based on what someone has told the witness and not of direct knowledge
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hearsay evidence Hearsay \Hear"say`\ (h[=e]r"s[=a]`), n. Report; rumor; fame; common talk; something heard from another. [1913 Webster] Much of the obloquy that has so long rested on the memory of our great national poet originated in frivolous hearsays of his life and conversation. --Prof. Wilson. [1913 Webster] Hearsay evidence (Law), that species of testimony which consists in a narration by one person of matters told him by another. It is, with a few exceptions, inadmissible as testimony. --Abbott. [1913 Webster]