The law of evidence, also known as the rules of evidence, encompasses the rules and legal principles that govern the proof of facts in a legal proceeding...

needed] Some credible evidence is one of the least demanding standards of proof. This proof standard is often used in administrative law settings and in some...

Admissible evidence, in a court of law, is any testimonial, documentary, or tangible evidence that may be introduced to a factfinder—usually a judge or...

weak evidence that is merely consistent with the hypothesis but does not rule out other, competing hypotheses, as in circumstantial evidence. In law, rules...

The South African law of evidence forms part of the adjectival or procedural law of that country. It is based on English common law. There is no all-embracing...

the Principles of the Law of Evidence. Third Edition. H Sweet. 1860. Part 3. Pages 287 to 337. The Principles of the Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition, by...

(usually) by a law-enforcement, governmental, or regulatory authority. It is a criminal offense in many jurisdictions. Tampering with evidence is closely...

Circumstantial evidence is evidence that relies on an inference to connect it to a conclusion of fact—such as a fingerprint at the scene of a crime. By...

has achieved a position of relative safety from law enforcement. Under the Federal Rules of Evidence, res gestae may formerly have been, but is no longer...

Spectral evidence is a form of legal evidence based upon the testimony of those who claim to have experienced visions. Such testimony was frequently given...

Corroborating evidence, also referred to as corroboration, is a type of evidence in lawful command. Corroborating evidence tends to support a proposition...

The parol evidence rule is a rule in common law jurisdictions limiting the kinds of evidence parties to a contract dispute can introduce when trying to...

Exclusionary rule – US legal rule preventing tainted evidence from being used in a court of law Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution – 1791...

False evidence, fabricated evidence, forged evidence, fake evidence or tainted evidence is information created or obtained illegally in order to sway...

piece of evidence is accountable for what happens to it. This prevents police officers and other law officials from contaminating the evidence or taking...

In evidence law, physical evidence (also called real evidence or material evidence) is any material object that plays some role in the matter that gave...

Character evidence is a term used in the law of evidence to describe any testimony or document submitted for the purpose of proving that a person acted...

party. In law, scientific evidence is evidence derived from scientific knowledge or techniques. Most forensic evidence, including genetic evidence, is scientific...

also refer to: Scientific evidence Evidence (law), which governs testimony and exhibits presented in a case Evidence (musician) (born 1976), a member of...

various other fields, like epistemology and law. There is no general agreement on how the terms evidence and empirical are to be defined. Often different...

First adopted in 1975, the Federal Rules of Evidence codify the evidence law that applies in United States federal courts. In addition, many states in...

In evidence law, digital evidence or electronic evidence is any probative information stored or transmitted in digital form that a party to a court case...

rules and allied issues governing admissibility of evidence in the Indian courts of law. The India Evidence Act was replaced by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam...

interpretation of the law. Such a question is distinct from a question of fact, which must be answered by reference to facts and evidence as well as inferences...

is provided as an overview of and topical guide to evidence law in the United States: Evidence law in the United States – sets forth the areas of contention...

"red-handed" "direct evidence". Legal Information Institute. February 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2023 – via Cornell Law School. Law, Jonathan; Martin, Elizabeth...

Incontrovertible evidence and conclusive evidence (less formally, concrete evidence and hard evidence) are colloquial terms for evidence introduced to prove...

Relevance, in the common law of evidence, is the tendency of a given item of evidence to prove or disprove one of the legal elements of the case, or to...

Legal Information Institute. "United States Federal Rules of Evidence, Rule 410(2)". Cornell Law School. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved...

the notion of a disinterested third-party witness. In the law, testimony is a form of evidence in which a witness makes a "solemn declaration or affirmation...