evidence

  • 1Evidence — Ev i*dence, n. [F. [ e]vidence, L. Evidentia. See {Evident}.] 1. That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the evidence of our senses;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Evidence — Ev i*dence, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evidenced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Evidencing}.] To render evident or clear; to prove; to evince; as, to evidence a fact, or the guilt of an offender. Milton. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3Evidence — For other uses, see Evidence (disambiguation). Evidence in its broadest sense includes everything that is used to determine or demonstrate the truth of an assertion. Giving or procuring evidence is the process of using those things that are… …

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  • 4ÉVIDENCE — s. f. Caractère de ce qui est évident, manifeste. Cela est de toute évidence. Cela paraît avec évidence. L évidence d une proposition, d une preuve, d une vérité, d une fausseté. Se rendre, se refuser à l évidence. Démontrer jusqu à l évidence.   …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 5ÉVIDENCE — n. f. Manière de se présenter d’une chose qui la rend immédiatement visible. Dans cette acception, il ne s’emploie guère que dans quelques expressions : être en évidence, être placé de façon à être vu de tout le monde. On dit dans un sens… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 6evidence — See: IN EVIDENCE …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 7evidence — See: IN EVIDENCE …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 8evidence — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. a. an outward sign ; indication b. something that furnishes proof ; testimony; specifically something legally submitted to a tribunal to ascertain the truth of a matter 2. one who bears witness; especially one who… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 9Evidence-based medicine — (EBM) aims to apply evidence gained from the scientific method to certain parts of medical practice. It seeks to assess the quality of evidencecite journal |author=Elstein AS |title=On the origins and development of evidence based medicine and… …

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  • 10Evidence management — is the administration and control of evidence related to an event so that it can be used to prove the circumstances of the event, and so that this proof can be tested by independent parties with confidence that the evidence provided is the… …

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