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The state or quality of being reliable reliableness...
Secure system
Secure system, means computer hardware, software, and procedure that, (a) are reasonably secure from unauthorised access and misuse; (b) provide a reasonable level of reliability and correct operation; (c) are reasonably suited to performing the intended functions; and (d) adhere to generally accepted security procedure. [Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000), s. 2(1) (ze)]Secure system, means computer hardware, soft-ware, and procedure that--(a) are reasonably secure from intrusion and misuse,(b) provide a reasonable level of reliability and correct operation,(c) are reasonably suited to performing the intended functions, and(d) adhere to generally accepted security procedures,The Information Technology Act, 2000, s. 2(ze)...
citizen informant
citizen informant : an informant who is motivated to assist law enforcement officers by good citizenship as distinguished from one seeking some gain (as payment or concessions from police) called also citizen informer NOTE: The information given by a citizen informant is presumed under the law to be reliable. ...
good
good bet·ter best 1 : commercially sound or reliable [a risk] 2 a : valid or effectual under the law b : free of defects 3 a : characterized by honesty and fairness b : conforming to a standard of virtue [shall hold their offices during behavior "U.S. Constitution art. III"] ;also : characterized by or relating to good behavior n 1 : advancement of prosperity and well-being [for the of the community] 2 : an item of tangible movable personal property having value but usually excluding money, securities, and negotiable instruments usually used in pl. : as a pl : all things under section 2-105 of the Uniform Commercial Code that are movable at the time of identification to the contract for sale other than the money that is to be paid, investment securities, and choses in action b pl : all things under section 9-104 of the Uniform Commercial Code that are movable at the time that a security interest in them attaches or that are fixtures but excluding money, documents,...
hearsay rule
hearsay rule : a rule barring the admission of hearsay as evidence NOTE: The hearsay rule is stated in Rule 802 of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Hearsay is inadmissible as evidence because of the unavailability of cross-examination to test the accuracy of the statement. There are numerous exceptions to the rule, however, mainly for statements made under circumstances that assure reliability. Statements made spontaneously, for example, or as part of a business or medical record are inherently trustworthy and thus excepted from the rule. A statement need not be made orally for purposes of the hearsay rule. Written statements, gestures, and even motion pictures are included. ...
indicia
indicia [Latin, plural of indicium sign, from indicare to point out] : distinctive indications [ of reliability] ...
question
question 1 : a particular query directed to a witness compare interrogatory hy·po·thet·i·cal question [hī-pə-the-ti-kəl] : a question directed to an expert witness (as a physician) that is based on the existence of facts offered in evidence and the answer to which is an opinion to be considered in light of the evidence NOTE: Modern rules of evidence have lessened the need for a hypothetical question setting forth all of the facts to be assumed in answering the question. An expert witness may state an opinion based on data or facts considered reliable in his or her field even if not already disclosed or not admissible as evidence. leading question : a question so framed or presented as to suggest a particular answer [leading questions should not be used on the direct examination of a witness except as may be necessary to develop his testimony "Federal Rules of Evidence Rule 611(c)"] NOTE: Leading questions are permitted in direct examination of ...
silent witness theory
silent witness theory : a theory or rule in the law of evidence: photographic evidence (as photographs or videotapes) produced by a process whose reliability is established may be admitted as substantive evidence of what it depicts without the need for an eyewitness to verify the accuracy of its depiction ...
tender years exception
tender years exception : an exception to the hearsay rule in some jurisdictions that allows the use of an out-of-court statement by a young child in an abuse or neglect case if the time, content, and circumstances of the statement provide sufficient indications of reliability and the child will testify or else is unavailable as a witness but there is corroborating evidence of the act in question ...
dependability
the trait of being dependable or reliable...
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