evidence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛv.ə.dəns/ (UK, US)
- [ˈɛv.ə.ɾɪns] (US)
- /ˈev.ɪ.dəns/ (Australia)
- [ˈɛv.ɪ.ɾɪns] (US)
- (US) audio
- /ˈɛv.ɪ.dəns/ (UK, US)
Etymology
From Middle English evidence, from Old French [Term?], from Latin evidentia (“clearness, in Late Latin a proof”), from evidens (“clear, evident”); see evident.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
The Supreme Court, in an order that no justice publicly opposed last week, said the administration needs to “facilitate” Mr. Ábrego García’s release from Salvadoran custody. There has been no evidence that the Trump administration has been making that effort.
2025 April 18, Henry Gass, “Amid deportation dispute, Trump and courts square off on who has last word”, in The Christian Science Monitor:In our reasonings concerning matter of fact, there are all imaginable degrees of assurance, from the highest certainty to the lowest species of moral evidence. A wise man, therefore, proportions his belief to the evidence.
1748, [David Hume], Philosophical Essays Concerning Human Understanding, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.
2012 March 14, Brian Hayes, “Pixels or Perish”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 106:We have enough cold hard evidence in that presentation which will make a world of pain for our parasitic friends at Antarctica.
There is no demonstrative evidence that anyone was here earlier.
We find material evidences of magical practices in the European caves of the Palæolithic age[.]
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 18:
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(uncountable, usually) Anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial.
For Lothian and Borders Police, the early-morning raid had come at the end one of biggest investigations carried out by the force, which had originally presented a dossier of evidence on the murder of Jodi Jones to the Edinburgh procurator-fiscal, William Gallagher, on 25 November last year.
2004 April 15, “Morning swoop in hunt for Jodi's killer”, in The Scotsman:
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(uncountable, usually) One who bears witness.
infamous and perjured evidences
1822, [Walter Scott], Peveril of the Peak. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC:In the mean time, Cluffe had arrived. He was a little bit huffed and grand at being nailed as an evidence, upon a few words carelessly, or, if you will, confidentially dropped at his own mess-table, […]
1863, J[oseph] Sheridan Le Fanu, “The Wher-wolf”, in The House by the Church-yard. […], volume III, London: Tinsley, Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 204:He recapitulated the Sybil’s story word by word, with the air of a man who is cross-examining an evidence, and trying to make him contradict himself.
1820, [Charles Robert Maturin], Melmoth the Wanderer: A Tale. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Company, and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., […], →OCLC, page 53:
- (uncountable, usually) A body of objectively verifiable facts that are positively indicative of, and/or exclusively concordant with, that one conclusion over any other.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| evidences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
evidence-based medicine · counter-evidence · preponderance of evidence · empirical evidence · circumstantial evidence · anecdotal evidence · direct evidence · evidence-based · nonevidence · webidence · pseudoevidence · counterevidence · hearsay evidence · turn queen's evidence · chain of evidence · evidence-gathering · in evidence · evidenceless · after-discovered evidence · evidence tampering · neuroevidence · clear and convincing evidence · demurrer to evidence · self-evidence · extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence · turn king's evidence · preponderance of the evidence · best evidence rule · state's evidence · inevidence
Relateds
evident · evidential · evidentiary
Translations (176)
fa سند (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · fr preuve (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · my သက်သေ (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · hy վկայություն (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · ml തെളിവ് (anything admitted by a court as proof) · fa مدارک (anything admitted by a court as proof) · ur ثبوت (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · el πειστήριο (anything admitted by a court as proof) · nl bewijs (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · fi todistusaineisto (anything admitted by a court as proof) · eo evidenteco (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · fa اثر (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · nb vitneutsagn (anything admitted by a court as proof) · uk свідо́цтво (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · sa साक्ष्य (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · sk dôkaz (anything admitted by a court as proof) · pdt Bewiess (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · ms bukti (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · mi taunakitanga (anything admitted by a court as proof) · km សក្ខីភាព (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · fi osoitus (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · tr kanıt (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · id bukti (anything admitted by a court as proof) · mr साक्ष (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · lv pierādījums (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · pdt Tieekjniss (anything admitted by a court as proof) · sv bevis (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · pt evidência (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · pl dowód (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · id bukti (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · sv bevismaterial (anything admitted by a court as proof) · nb vitneforklaring (anything admitted by a court as proof) · sq dëshmi (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · tg исбот (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · dsb dopokaz (anything admitted by a court as proof) · cs důkaz (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · ca prova (anything admitted by a court as proof) · tt дәлил (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · ar دَلِيل (anything admitted by a court as proof) · ky далил (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · la indicium (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · az dəlil (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · de Indiz (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · hi प्रमाण (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · hu tanúvallomás (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · fi todiste (anything admitted by a court as proof) · nb bevis (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · te సాక్ష్యం (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · km ហ្ល័កឋាន (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · gd fianais (anything admitted by a court as proof) · gl proba (anything admitted by a court as proof) · th พยานหลักฐาน (anything admitted by a court as proof) · hu tanúságtétel (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · ru свиде́тельство (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · sk dôkaz (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · sv bevisning (anything admitted by a court as proof) · dsb dopokaz (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · az isbat (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · fa گواه (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · fa شهادت (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · bn প্রমাণ (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · hy ապացույց (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · bg доказа́телство (anything admitted by a court as proof) · km តឹកតាង (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · km ទឡ្ហីករណៈ (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · hu bizonyíték (anything admitted by a court as proof) · de Beweis (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · el τεκμήριο (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · km ភស្តុតាង (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · be пасве́дчанне (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · et tõend (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · ar دَلِيل (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · ga fianaise (anything admitted by a court as proof) · gl proba (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · de Indiz (anything admitted by a court as proof) · tg шаҳодат (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · pa ਗਵਾਹੀ (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · de Beweismittel (anything admitted by a court as proof) · he רְאָיָה (anything admitted by a court as proof) · eo atesto (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · uk до́каз (anything admitted by a court as proof) · fa اثبات (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · el κατάθεση (anything admitted by a court as proof) · be све́дчанне (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · cmn 證據 /证据 (anything admitted by a court as proof) · mi taunaki (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · eo indico (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · fa اثر (anything admitted by a court as proof) · nb evidens (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · it prova (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · pt prova (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · hu vallomás (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · sh до̏ка̄з (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · bg доказа́телство (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · mi taunakitanga (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · cmn 證據 /证据 (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · ml തെളിവ് (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · fi todiste (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · it evidenza (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · hu bűnjel (anything admitted by a court as proof) · th การพิสูจน์ (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · uk до́каз (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · el απόδειξη (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · gd dearbhadh (anything admitted by a court as proof) · uz dalil (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · hi सबूत (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · uk сві́дчення (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · fa سند (anything admitted by a court as proof) · hi साक्ष्य (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · grc ἀπόδειξις (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · nl bewijs (anything admitted by a court as proof) · vi sự chứng nhận (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · nl bewijsmateriaal (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · ca prova (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · be до́каз (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · da vidneforklaring (anything admitted by a court as proof) · ba дәлил (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · fa مدارک (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · ug دەلىل (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · ja 証拠 (anything admitted by a court as proof) · th พยานหลักฐาน (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · mi tohu taunaki (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · ug ئىسپات (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · fa دَلیل (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · pt evidência (anything admitted by a court as proof) · sl dokaz (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · gd dearbhadh (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · mr पुरावा (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · hsb dopokaz (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · ia evidentia (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · mel tadasah (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · az şəhadət (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · pl dowód (anything admitted by a court as proof) · mn баталгаа (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · pa ਸ਼ਹਾਦਤ (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · fr preuve (anything admitted by a court as proof) · ro dovadă (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · oc pròva (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · gd fianais (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · cy tystiolaeth (anything admitted by a court as proof) · kk дәлел (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · fi näyttö (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · ka მტკიცებულება (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · az sübut (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · ru доказа́тельство (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · fa گواه (anything admitted by a court as proof) · tr delil (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · ar بُرْهَان (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · tr ispat (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · mn баримт (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · ia proba, prova (anything admitted by a court as proof) · pdt Tieekjniss (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · da bevis (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · ga fianaise (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · ko 증거 (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · da bevismateriale (anything admitted by a court as proof) · pl dowody (anything admitted by a court as proof) · mk доказ (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · nl bewijsmateriaal (anything admitted by a court as proof) · ru ули́ка (anything admitted by a court as proof) · vi bằng chứng (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · te సాక్షాధారము (anything admitted by a court as proof) · la argūmentum (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · tg далел (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · lt įrodymas (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · sa प्रमाण (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · nb bevismateriale (anything admitted by a court as proof) · he ראיות (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · ja 証拠 (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · cy tystiolaeth (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · tl katibayan (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · fi näyttö (anything admitted by a court as proof) · uz isbot (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · sh dȍkāz (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) · da vidneudsagn (anything admitted by a court as proof) · es evidencia (anything admitted by a court as proof)