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hearsay rule

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Noun1.hearsay rule - a rule that declares not admissible as evidence any statement other than that by a witness
rule of evidence - (law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved


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1 under an exception to the hearsay rule, calling the statements "direct evidence of discrimination.
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Under Federal Rule of Evidence 803(8), an exception to the Hearsay Rule will be made if the statement is a public record or report.
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In affirming the conviction, the Virginia Supreme Court held that the Confrontation Clause was satisfied because Mark's confession fell within a "firmly rooted exception" to the hearsay rule.
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