Evidence : legal terminology

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Evidence : legal terminology, fiche de vocabulaire anglais de trois pages avec les définitions des mots en anglais



Evidence is something (including testimony, Documents, and tangible objects) that tends to prove or disprove the existence of an alleged fact (for example, the bloody glove is the key piece for the prosecution); it is the collective mass of things, especially testimony and exhibits, presented before a tribunal in a given dispute (for example, the evidence will show that the defendant breached the contract)

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[...] LEGAL TERMINOLOGY EVIDENCE[1] Evidence is something (including testimony, documents, and tangible objects) that tends to prove or disprove the existence of an alleged fact (for example, the bloody glove is the key piece for the prosecution); it is the collective mass of things, especially testimony and exhibits, presented before a tribunal in a given dispute (for example, the evidence will show that the defendant breached the contract) Bryan A. Garner Black's Law Dictionary (2004, 8th ed.) Cf. is used to refer to related but contrastable terms Forensic (legal) = légal; forensic medicine = médico-légal (médecine); forensic psychiatry = psychiatrie légale; forensic scientist = médecin légiste (métier); forensic skill = art oratoire. Hearsay evidence = déposition sur la foi d'un tiers (juridique); hearsay = rumeur, ouï-dire, on-dit. Prima facie literally means at first sight. [...]