hearsay
Meaning of hearsay
noun
- Information that was heard by one person about another that cannot be adequately substantiated.
- Evidence based on the reports of others, which is normally inadmissible because it was not made under oath, rather than on personal knowledge.
- 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.
Information about hearsay
- It is a name.
- The plural form of hearsay is: hearsays.
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Hyphenation of hearsay
hearsay
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- hearsay is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
hearsay synonyms
Meaning rumor:
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Words that rhyme with hearsay
oversay, undersay, Orsay, forsay
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