hearsay

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UK /ˈhɪəseɪ/ US /ˈhɪɹˌseɪ/

noun 3

Collocations

(noun.)

VERB + HEARSAY

be based on, rely on

The witness admitted his testimony relied on hearsay from other people at the scene.

HEARSAY + NOUN

evidence

PREP

by ~

I learned about that restaurant by hearsay before I finally visited it myself last month.

from ~

We learned most of what we know about the accident from hearsay rather than official reports.

Definitions

noun

Information that was heard by one person about another that cannot be adequately substantiated.

based on hearsay

The story turned out to be nothing but hearsay.

Evidence based on the reports of others, which is normally inadmissible because it was not made under oath, rather than on personal knowledge.

dismiss hearsay

The judge ruled the testimony as mere hearsay.

An out-of-court statement offered in court to prove the truth of the matter asserted (or the in-court testimony which recites such a statement), which is normally inadmissible (because it is not subject to cross-examination) unless it falls

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Synonyms

noun — gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed aroun

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

based on hearsay

Wiktionary

The story turned out to be nothing but hearsay.

Wiktionary

dismiss hearsay

Wiktionary

I know it by hearsay.

Tatoeba · #48336

There are various expressions that indicate something is hearsay.

Tatoeba · #504809

Humble and not imaginative, Justin only knew evil through hearsay.

Tatoeba · #1723231

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