English Dictionary

hearsay

名詞

不可算名詞 通常

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

日本語の意味

伝聞、他人が聞いた裏付けのない情報

The committee dismissed the accusations as hearsay and demanded concrete evidence.

委員会はその告発を伝聞として退け、具体的な証拠を要求した。

意味（1）

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

意味（2）

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

意味（3）

(law) An out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted, which is normally inadmissible because it is not subject to cross-examination unless the hearsay statement falls under one of a number of exceptions.

hearsays （ plural ）