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hearsay

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hear·say  (hîrs)
n.
1. Unverified information heard or received from another; rumor.
2. Law Evidence based on the reports of others rather than the personal knowledge of a witness and therefore generally not admissible as testimony.

hearsay
Noun
gossip or rumour
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Noun1.hearsayhearsay - gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
scuttlebutt, gossip, comment - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"
Adj.1.hearsay - heard through another rather than directly; "hearsay information"
indirect - extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow"

hearsay
noun rumour, talk, gossip, report, buzz, dirt U.S. (slang) goss (informal) word of mouth, tittle-tattle, talk of the town, scuttlebutt (slang), chiefly U.S. idle talk, mere talk, on dit (French)
Translations

hearsay [ˈhɪəseɪ] nrumores mpl; habladurías fpl
hearsay [ˈhɪəseɪ] non-dit mpl, rumeurs fpl;
by hearsay advpar ouï-dire
hearsay [ˈhɪəseɪ] hear nGerüchte pl;
by hearsay hear → vom Hörensagen
hearsay [ˈhɪəseɪ] ndicerie fpl; chiacchiere fpl;
by hearsay advper sentito dire

hearsay hear

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No circumstance of importance, from the beginning to the end of the disclosure, shall be related on hearsay evidence.
But I speak from hearsay no longer; I knew my mother for ever now.
I did not condemn him through hearsay or doubtful evidence, and that is why I made no charge.
 
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