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Direct Evidence

Definition: Direct Evidence

Direct Evidence

Noun

1. Evidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly related to the fact in dispute.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Antonyms: circumstantial evidence (n), indirect evidence (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Direct Evidence

English words defined with "direct evidence": hearsay evidenceillation, indirect evidence, inferencePresumption of fact, Presumptive evidenceTestification. (references)
Specialty definitions using "direct evidence": AUTOMOBILE TESTERdivision commanderempirical modelfield control inspectormotor-vehicle inspectorpolice captain, senior, POLICE INSPECTOR IRyunderground geologyvehicle-safety inspector. (references)

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Photo Album: Direct Evidence

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The Hubble telescope may have, for the first time, provided direct evidence for the ... Credit: NASA.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Direct Evidence

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Our conclusion that reduction of blood cholesterol levels will reduce the rate of coronary heart disease is based partly on the evidence for cause-and-effect presented above and partly on the direct evidence from clinical trials noted below. (references)

While there is no direct evidence on the benefit to be expected in the elderly, and while blood cholesterol becomes less important as a risk factor in old age, dietary treatment (with due attention to ensure nutritional adequacy) may still be helpful. (references)

Human Rights

Yugoslavia

Although there is no direct evidence, some observers believed that the authorities selectively monitored communications and eavesdropped on conversations, read mail and e-mail, and wiretapped telephones. (references)

Worker Rights

Lithuania

There is no direct evidence that government authorities or individual members of government forces facilitate, condone, or otherwise are complicit in human trafficking activities. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Direct Evidence

Language Translations for "direct evidence"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Hungarian

  

közvetlen bizonyíték, határozott bizonyíték. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

irectday evidenceay

   

Turkish

  

yeterli kanıt, kesin delil. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Direct Evidence

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-c-d-d-e-e-e-e-i-i-n-r-t-v"

-4 letters: decentered, interceded, reindicted.

-5 letters: decentred, decretive, dendritic, dicentric, directive, evidenced, intercede, reincited, reinvited, reticence, vicereine.

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Alternative Orthography: Direct Evidence


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

44 69 72 65 63 74      45 76 69 64 65 6E 63 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000100 01101001 01110010 01100101 01100011 01110100 00100000 01000101 01110110 01101001 01100100 01100101 01101110 01100011 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#68 &#105 &#114 &#101 &#99 &#116 &#32 &#69 &#118 &#105 &#100 &#101 &#110 &#99 &#101

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0044 0069 0072 0065 0063 0074      0045 0076 0069 0064 0065 006E 0063 0065

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

38758471698623988757071806971

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Images: Photo Album
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Translations: Modern
6. Anagrams
7. Orthography
8. Bibliography


  

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