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AtlCB;1377907 said:http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/proof
proof /pruf/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[proof] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth. 2. anything serving as such evidence: What proof do you have?
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/evidence
ev·i·dence /ˈɛvɪdəns/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ev-i-duhns] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -denced, -denc·ing.
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1. that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof.
2. something that makes plain or clear; an indication or sign: His flushed look was visible evidence of his fever.
3. Law. data presented to a court or jury in proof of the facts in issue and which may include the testimony of witnesses, records, documents, or objects.
Quick definitions (evidence)
noun: your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief (Example: "The evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling")
noun: an indication that makes something evident (Example: "His trembling was evidence of his fear")
noun: (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
verb: give evidence
verb: provide evidence for
verb: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
evidence
ev·i·dence [ évvid'nss ]
noun
Definition:
1. sign or proof: something that gives a sign or proof of the existence or truth of something, or that helps somebody to come to a particular conclusion
There is no evidence that the disease is related to diet.
2. proof of guilt: the objects or information used to prove or suggest the guilt of somebody accused of a crime
The police have no evidence.
evidence
• noun 1 information or signs indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid. 2 Law information used to establish facts in a legal investigation or admissible as testimony in a law court.
• verb be or show evidence of.
— PHRASES in evidence noticeable; conspicuous. turn King’s (or Queen’s or US state’s) evidence Law (of a criminal) give information in court against one’s partners in order to receive a less severe punishment.
— ORIGIN Latin evidentia, from evidens ‘obvious to the mind or eye’
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noun
one or more reasons for believing that something is or is not true:
The police have found no evidence of a terrorist link with the murder.
[+ to infinitive] There is no scientific evidence to suggest that underwater births are dangerous.
[+ that] Is there any scientific evidence that a person's character is reflected in their handwriting?
Several experts are to give evidence on the subject.
There is only circumstantial evidence against her, so she is unlikely to be convicted.
Campaigners now have compelling documentary evidence of the human rights abuses that they had been alleging for several years.
Fresh evidence suggests that the statement had been fabricated.
The traces of petrol found on his clothing provided the forensic evidence proving that he had started the fire deliberately.
All the evidence points to a substantial rise in traffic over the next few years.
There is growing/mounting/increasing evidence that people whose diets are rich in vitamins are less likely to develop some types of cancer.
evidenced Show phonetics
adjective MAINLY US
His desire to win an Olympic medal is evidenced by his performances throughout this season.
(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
evidence
SYLLABICATION: ev·i·dence
PRONUNCIATION: v-dns
NOUN: 1. A thing or things helpful in forming a conclusion or judgment: The broken window was evidence that a burglary had taken place. Scientists weigh the evidence for and against a hypothesis. 2. Something indicative; an outward sign: evidence of grief on a mourner's face. 3. Law The documentary or oral statements and the material objects admissible as testimony in a court of law.
TRANSITIVE VERB: Inflected forms: ev·i·denced, ev·i·denc·ing, ev·i·denc·es
1. To indicate clearly; exemplify or prove. 2. To support by testimony; attest.
IDIOM: in evidence 1. Plainly visible; to be seen: It was early, and few pedestrians were in evidence on the city streets. 2. Law As legal evidence: submitted the photograph in evidence.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin videntia, from Latin vidns, vident-, obvious. See evident.
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evidence
information, etc that gives grounds for belief; that which points to, reveals or suggests something.
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evidence
written or spoken testimony used in a court of law.
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Anyone can simply pick the meanings of words that support ones Agenda, as you seem wont to do. I can go on and on with this to show you that there are many dictionaries that show that evidence is NOT empirical proof. As Hostile said earlier, all proof is evidence, but what I have been saying is also true - not all evidence is proof.
Now, I repeat what I have said, and I urge you to take some of these other meanings of "evidence" that I have presented here into account:
I did not set out to provide proof. I was not asked to provide proof. I was asked to provide "any evidence". I have repeatedly done so. Just because one or more of you choose to disregard the evidence presented is immaterial. Evidence has been submitted. That is all I set out to do. I have successfully completed that task. In spite of denials to the contrary.
but I will call someone out when they say something stupid.
