Definitions for direct evidence
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1. direct evidencenoun

   evidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly related to the fact in dispute

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1. direct evidence

   Direct evidence is a type of evidence that directly proves a fact without the need for any presumptions or inferences. It is based on a witness's personal knowledge or observation of the fact they are testifying about, which if believed, will help establish the truth about an element or claim in a case or dispute. Examples can include videos, photographs, or witnessed testimonies. This is contrasted with circumstantial evidence, which requires inference to reach a conclusion of fact.

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1. Direct evidence

   Direct evidence supports the truth of an assertion directly, i.e., without an intervening inference. Circumstantial evidence, by contrast, consists of a fact or set of facts which, if proven, will support the creation of an inference that the matter asserted is true. For example: a witness who testifies that he saw the defendant shoot the victim gives direct evidence. A witness who testifies that he saw the defendant fleeing the scene of the crime, or a forensics expert who says that ballistics proves that the defendant’s gun shot the bullet that killed the victim both give circumstantial evidence from which the defendants’s guilt may be inferred. In direct evidence a witness relates what he or she directly experienced.

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1. • Evidence
   • Law

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of direct evidence in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of direct evidence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of direct evidence in a Sentence

1. Julia Tejada:

   These results, providing the first direct evidence of omnivory in an ancient sloth species, demands reevaluation of the entire ecological structure of ancient mammalian communities in South America, as sloths represented a major component of these ecosystems across the past 34 million years.

2. Karen Costenbader:

   This is the first direct evidence in older adults that taking vitamin D or omega-3 fatty acids -- or a combination -- for five years reduces autoimmune disease incidence, with more pronounced effect after two years of supplementation.

3. The Hollywood Reporter:

   The plaintiffs have no direct evidence of discrimination. The lawsuit is nothing but accusations without factual support of racial motivation, had the plaintiffs approached me for representation,I would not take their case.

4. Andrew Ceresney:

   Establishing fraudulent intent is one of the most challenging issues in our investigations, and emails and other electronic messages are often the only direct evidence of that state of mind.

5. Yang Xin:

   This is direct evidence of global climate change.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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3. ^ Wikidata
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