evidence

Noun
  1. Your basis for belief or disbelief;
    Knowledge on which to base belief (synset 105832256)
    "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
    is a type of: information - knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
    subtypes:
    • probable cause - (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure
    • cogent evidence, proof - any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
    • disproof, falsification, refutation - any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
    • lead, track, trail - evidence pointing to a possible solution
    • symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
    • sign - (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease
    same as: grounds
  2. An indication that makes something evident (synset 106656171)
    "his trembling was evidence of his fear"
    is a type of: indicant, indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest
    subtypes:
    • smoking gun - indisputable evidence (especially of a crime)
    • clew, clue, cue - evidence that helps to solve a problem
    • footprint evidence - evidence in the form of footprints
    • record - anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
    • testimonial, testimony - something that serves as evidence
    • argument, statement - a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
    • attestation - the evidence by which something is attested
    • identification - evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing
  3. (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved (synset 106746688)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: info, information - a message received and understood
    subtypes:
    • exhibit - an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence
    • testimony - a solemn statement made under oath
    • corpus delicti - the body of evidence that constitute the offence; the objective proof that a crime has been committed (sometimes mistakenly thought to refer to the body of a homicide victim)
    • 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
Verb
  1. Provide evidence for;
    Stand as proof of;
    Show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes (synset 200822637)
    "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"
    is a type of: bear witness, evidence, prove, show, testify - provide evidence for
    subtypes:
    same as: attest, certify, demonstrate, manifest
    verb group: attest - establish or verify the usage of
  2. Provide evidence for (synset 201017253)
    "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
    subtypes:
    same as: bear witness, prove, show, testify
  3. Give evidence (synset 200956454)
    "he was telling on all his former colleague"
    is a type of: inform - act as an informer
    same as: tell

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