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hearsay  

Definition

  • Hearsay testimony is secondhand evidence; in hearsay, witnesses talk not about what they know personally, but about what they have been told by other persons. For instance, if a defendant is charged with uttering certain words, witnesses are permitted to testify that they heard the defendant speak the words. [Source: Encyclopedia of Education Law; Hearsay]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-GDBWVP0B-2

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