- evidence based on what has been reported to a witness by others rather than what he or she has observed or experienced (not generally admissible as evidence)
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hear′say ev′idence, [Law.]
- Lawtestimony based on what a witness has heard from another person rather than on direct personal knowledge or experience.
- 1745–55
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