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doctrinal issues in evidence and proof  

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  • The word evidence ordinarily means the statements, events, items, or sensory perceptions that suggest the existence or nonexistence of, or truth or falsity of, another fact. Thus, one may say, “hoofbeats are evidence a horse may be passing.” Proof is similar in meaning but may connote more certainty.Evidence can also mean the study of either (1) how people make such inferences (especially when conjoined with the word proof) or (2) how law regulates information admissibility in the judicial context. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Evidence and Proof, Doctrinal Issues In]

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