English Dictionary

hearsay evidence

名詞

不可算名詞

(law) In a legal forum, testimony which is from an under-oath witness who is reciting an out-of-court statement, the content of which is being offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted.

日本語の意味

伝聞証拠：法的手続において、宣誓によって真実性が求められる証言ではなく、裁判外で表明された発言の内容を、事実の立証のために証拠として用いるもの。

The judge excluded the hearsay evidence because the witness was recounting an out-of-court statement offered to prove the truth of the matter.

裁判官は、証人が他人の法廷外での発言を事実の真偽を立証する目的で繰り返していたため、その伝聞証拠を却下した。

意味（1）

(law) In a legal forum, testimony which is from an under-oath witness who is reciting an out-of-court statement, the content of which is being offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted.