Evidence /(?)/

Ev·i·dence

Evidence

n.
  1. That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the evidence of our senses; evidence of the truth or falsehood of a statement.
    Faith is . . . the evidence of things not seen.
    — Heb. xi. 1.
    O glorious trial of exceeding love Illustrious evidence, example high.
  2. One who bears witness. [R.]
  3. That which is legally submitted to competent tribunal, as a means of ascertaining the truth of any alleged matter of fact under investigation before it; means of making proof; -- the latter, strictly speaking, not being synonymous with evidence, but rather the effect of it. (Law)

Phrases & Compounds
Circumstantial evidence
See under Circumstantial, Conclusive, etc.
Crown's evidence
evidence for the crown, in English courts; equivalent to state's evidence in American courts.
State's evidence
evidence for the government or the people.
To turn King's evidence
to confess a crime and give evidence against one's accomplices.

Evidence

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Evidenced; p. pr. & vb. n. Evidencing

  1. To render evident or clear; to prove; to evince; as, to evidence a fact, or the guilt of an offender.