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Synonyms for hearsay
ˈhɪərˌseɪhearsay
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hearsaynoun
Synonyms:
common talk, rumor, gossip, reporthearsaynoun
information that was heard by one person about another
Synonyms:
rumor, gossip, report, common talkhearsaynoun
evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge; normally inadmissible because not made under oath
Synonyms:
common talk, rumor, gossip, reporthearsaynoun
evidence: an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted; normally inadmissible because not subject to cross-examination, unless the hearsay statement falls under one of the many exceptions
Synonyms:
gossip, rumor, common talk, report
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How to use hearsay in a sentence?
What I have is, at best, a hearsay affidavit that addresses a harm that would be significant, we've got an affidavit that is not firsthand knowledge.
What we were told, and again this is all sort of passed along through hearsay, but what we were told was to not make a big fuss about it so that they could not use Brittney Griner as a pawn, so to speak, in this situation, in the war, to make it like it's not that important or don't make it where we're like,' Free Brittney Griner,' and we start this campaign and then it becomes something that they can use.
A bunch of the stuff they (Democrats) have is based on hearsay, which doesn't stand up in court. Speculation doesn't stand up either.
A prosecutor wouldn't make a decision on the basis of one hearsay line in a memo that has not been publicly available and that no one knows the context of.
Aprimer on hearsay : I think the American public needs to be reminded that countless people have been convicted on hearsay, because the courts have routinely allowed and created, needed exceptions to hearsay.
Translations for hearsay
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- Gerücht, HörensagenGerman
- rumores, habladurías, testimonio de oídas, pruebas de oídasSpanish
- شنیدهPersian
- kuulopuhe, juoruFinnish
- ouï-dire, rumeur, on-ditFrench
- scéal scéilIrish
- fathannScottish Gaelic
- mendemonda, hallomásHungarian
- sentita persona, sentito direItalian
- 伝聞, うわさJapanese
- pogłoskaPolish
- diz que diz, diz que diz que, boatoPortuguese
- din auziteRomanian
- слух, [[показание, молва, толк, [[информация]] [[из]] [[второйRussian
- hörsägenSwedish
- คำบอกเล่าThai
- 传闻Chinese
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