incapacity | lack of physical or natural qualifications |
incapacity | lack of intellectual power |
evidence grounds | your basis for belief or disbelief, knowledge on which to base belief, the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling |
proof cogent evidence | any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something, if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it |
evidence | an indication that makes something evident, his trembling was evidence of his fear |
footprint evidence | evidence in the form of footprints, there was footprint evidence that he had been at the scene of the crime |
rule of evidence | (law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved |
best evidence rule | a rule of evidence requiring that to prove the content of a writing or recording or photograph the original is required |
parol evidence rule | a rule that oral evidence cannot be used to contradict the terms of a written contract |
evidence | (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved |
direct evidence | evidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly related to the fact in dispute |
circumstantial evidence indirect evidence | evidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in dispute |
corroborating evidence | additional evidence or evidence of different kind that supports a proof already offered in a proceeding |
hearsay evidence | evidence based on what someone has told the witness and not of direct knowledge |
state's evidence | evidence for the prosecution in criminal proceedings |
attest certify manifest demonstrate evidence | provide evidence for, stand as proof of, show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes, His high fever attested to his illness, The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication, This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness |
tell evidence | give evidence, he was telling on all his former colleague |
testify bear witness prove evidence show | provide evidence for, The blood test showed that he was the father, Her behavior testified to her incompetence |
in evidence | clearly to be seen, they were much in evidence during the fighting, she made certain that her engagement ring was in evidence |