Skip to content

Primary Evidence - Law Dictionary Search Results

Research workspace

Save terms and build your research trail

A free trial unlocks notes, tags, search history, and the full AI Studio desk for judgment research.

Testimony

Testimony, evidence given; proof by a witness. See EVIDENCE and PERPETUATING TESTIMONY. Means an evidence that a competent witness under

Exhibit

Exhibit, a document or other thing shown to a witness when giving evidence, and referred to by him in his evidence. The term is usually applied to a document referred to

Unsworn testimony

civil and criminal proceedings in Colonial courts, see 6 & 7 Vict. c. 22; and as to unsworn evidence of child on charge of defilement of girl under 13, see Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885, s. 4.

Keep your definitions linked to case research

Testimonial proof

Testimonial proof, parol evidence, Civ. Law.

burden of proof

burden of proof :the responsibility of producing sufficient evidence in support of a fact or issue and favorably persuading the trier of fact (as a judge or

exhibit

display outwardly ex·hib·i·tor n n 1 a : a document or object produced and identified in court as evidence b : a document labeled with an identifying mark (as a number or letter) and appended to a

Compelled testimony

Compelled testimony, 'compelled testimony' as evidence procured not merely by physical threats or violence but by psychic torture, atmospheric pressure, environmental coercion, tiring interrogative

Mediate testimony

Mediate testimony, secondary evidence, which see.

proof of service

proof of service :a statement submitted (as by a sheriff) to the court as evidence of successful service of process to a party

Literal proof

Literal proof, written evidence, Ibid.

  • Last »

Try the research workspace - 7 days free


AI Briefs · Semantic Search · Save & annotate judgments

Start your 7-day free trial