Dictionary Check: evidence
"evidence" is a valid word!
Scrabble
14
points
Words with Friends
17
points
Definition
noun
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
Example:
"the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
noun
an indication that makes something evident
Example:
"his trembling was evidence of his fear"
noun
(law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
verb
provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
Example:
"His high fever attested to his illness"
verb
provide evidence for
Example:
"The blood test showed that he was the father"
verb
give evidence
Example:
"he was telling on all his former colleague"
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