Circumstantial evidence Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun evidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in dispute
indirect evidence.
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(Law) , evidence obtained from circumstances, which necessarily or usually attend facts of a particular nature, from which arises presumption. According to some authorities circumstantial is distinguished from positive evidence in that the latter is the testimony of eyewitnesses to a fact or the admission of a party; but the prevalent opinion now is that all such testimony is dependent on circumstances for its support. All testimony is more or less circumstantial. Wharton.
