Concept information
Preferred term
evidence (law)
Definition
- At its most basic level, evidence is anything that tends to prove or disprove an alleged fact. Most evidence can be divided into three broad categories: direct evidence, indirect evidence, and physical evidence. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement; Evidence]
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- character testimony
- circumstantial evidence
- collaborative testimonies
- computer evidence
- demonstrative evidence
- eyewitness testimony
- false evidence
- hearsay evidence
- inextricably intertwined evidence
- police testimony
- prior act evidence
- probabilistic evidence
- psychiatric testimony
- real evidence
- rules of evidence
- scientific testimony
- testimony
- trace evidence
- video taped testimony
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/evidence_(law)
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