Evidence
- For the science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov, see Evidence (Asimov). For the file-manager, see Enlightenment (X window manager).
Evidence is:
- Any observable event which tends to prove or disprove a proposition, see scientific method and reality.
- In law, any testimony (eg. oral or written statements, such as an affidavit), exhibit (eg. physical objects) or other documentatry material which is admissible (ie. allowed to be considered by the trier of fact, such as jury) in a judicial or administrative proceeding (eg. a court of law).
- In medicine: see evidence-based medicine.
Evidence – law
In the United States
Federal Courts
See also: Law, Affidavit, Circumstantial evidence, Corroborating evidence, Rebuttal, chain of custody, Forensic evidence
Categories: Evidence