| hearsay Jul 25th 2013, 01:23, by ZxxZxxZ | | | | Line 31: | Line 31: | | | * Japanese: {{t|ja|伝聞|tr=でんぶん, denbun|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|うわさ|tr=uwasa|sc=Jpan}} | | * Japanese: {{t|ja|伝聞|tr=でんぶん, denbun|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|うわさ|tr=uwasa|sc=Jpan}} | | | {{trans-mid}} | | {{trans-mid}} | | | + | * Persian: {{t|fa|شنیده|tr=šenide|sc=fa-Arab}} | | | * Polish: {{t-|pl|pogłoska|f}} | | * Polish: {{t-|pl|pogłoska|f}} | | | * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|"ouve dizer"|m}} | | * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|"ouve dizer"|m}} |
Latest revision as of 01:23, 25 July 2013 English[edit] Wikipedia Etymology[edit] 1525–35; from phrase by hear say, translation of Middle French par ouïr dire. Pronunciation[edit] hearsay (usually uncountable; plural hearsays) - information that was heard by one person about another
- (law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge; normally inadmissible because not made under oath
- (law) 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[edit] Translations[edit] information that was heard by one person about another evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge External links[edit] 
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