Definitions for evidentiary
ˌɛv ɪˈdɛn ʃə riev·i·den·tia·ry

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1. evidentiaryadjective

   pertaining to or constituting evidence

   "evidentiary technique"; "an evidentiary fact"

2. evidential, evidentiaryadjective

   serving as or based on evidence

   "evidential signs of a forced entry"; "its evidentiary value"

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1. evidentiaryadjective

   Of or pertaining to evidence.

   Evidentiary investigations are common in legal proceedings

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1. evidentiary

   Evidence for a proposition is what supports this proposition. It is usually understood as an indication that the supported proposition is true. What role evidence plays and how it is conceived varies from field to field. In epistemology, evidence is what justifies beliefs or what makes it rational to hold a certain doxastic attitude. For example, a perceptual experience of a tree may act as evidence that justifies the belief that there is a tree. In this role, evidence is usually understood as a private mental state. Important topics in this field include the questions of what the nature of these mental states is, for example, whether they have to be propositional, and whether misleading mental states can still qualify as evidence. In phenomenology, evidence is understood in a similar sense. Here, however, it is limited to intuitive knowledge that provides immediate access to truth and is therefore indubitable. In this role, it is supposed to provide ultimate justifications for basic philosophical principles and thus turn philosophy into a rigorous science. However, it is highly controversial whether evidence can meet these requirements. Other fields, including the sciences and the law, tend to emphasize more the public nature of evidence (for example, scientists tend to focus on how the data used during statistical inference are generated). In philosophy of science, evidence is understood as that which confirms or disconfirms scientific hypotheses. Measurements of Mercury's "anomalous" orbit, for example, are seen as evidence that confirms Einstein's theory of general relativity. In order to play the role of neutral arbiter between competing theories, it is important that scientific evidence is public and uncontroversial, like observable physical objects or events, so that the proponents of the different theories can agree on what the evidence is. This is ensured by following the scientific method and tends to lead to an emerging scientific consensus through the gradual accumulation of evidence. Two issues for the scientific conception of evidence are the problem of underdetermination, i.e. that the available evidence may support competing theories equally well, and theory-ladenness, i.e. that what some scientists consider the evidence to be may already involve various theoretical assumptions not shared by other scientists. It is often held that there are two kinds of evidence: intellectual evidence or what is self-evident and empirical evidence or evidence accessible through the senses. In order for something to act as evidence for a hypothesis, it has to stand in the right relation to it. In philosophy, this is referred to as the "evidential relation" and there are competing theories about what this relation has to be like. Probabilistic approaches hold that something counts as evidence if it increases the probability of the supported hypothesis. According to hypothetico-deductivism, evidence consists in observational consequences of the hypothesis. The positive-instance approach states that an observation sentence is evidence for a universal hypothesis if the sentence describes a positive instance of this hypothesis. The evidential relation can occur in various degrees of strength. These degrees range from direct proof of the truth of a hypothesis to weak evidence that is merely consistent with the hypothesis but does not rule out other, competing hypotheses, as in circumstantial evidence. In law, rules of evidence govern the types of evidence that are admissible in a legal proceeding. Types of legal evidence include testimony, documentary evidence, and physical evidence. The parts of a legal case that are not in controversy are known, in general, as the "facts of the case." Beyond any facts that are undisputed, a judge or jury is usually tasked with being a trier of fact for the other issues of a case. Evidence and rules are used to decide questions of fact that are disputed, some of which may be determined by the legal burden of proof relevant to the case. Evidence in certain cases (e.g. capital crimes) must be more compelling than in other situations (e.g. minor civil disputes), which drastically affects the quality and quantity of evidence necessary to decide a case.

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1. evidentiary

   Evidentiary refers to anything related to, providing, or serving as evidence. It pertains to the aspects of proof or evidence that are presented or used in legal proceedings or arguments in a court of law, such as documents, statements, objects, or other things that can help to establish facts or make truth of matters under investigation or examination.

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1. Evidentiaryadjective

   furnishing evidence; asserting; proving; evidential

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of evidentiary in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of evidentiary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of evidentiary in a Sentence

1. Paul Hokemeyer:

   "I see psychotherapy is an art grounded in science. The art consists of connecting with a patient where he or she is, then using solid evidentiary methodologies and interventions to move the patient toward a reparative experience." The Wall Street Journal

2. The IBA:

   This could be a real game-changer in the fight for human rights and international justice... and provide a solution to the evidentiary challenges surrounding mobile phone footage, it will also allow media outlets to use the footage and remove any doubts regarding authenticity that may have previously prevented them from showing mobile phone videos.

3. Caleb Alexander:

   To make the case that something is better than nothing is not the law of the land in United States. That's not the evidentiary basis for market access. They have to show substantial evidence of efficacy, and they didn't, you can argue that, theoretically, that this drug should work, but we don't approve drugs on that basis in United States. We do it based on data, not based on theory.

4. Mara Schneider:

   Nothing of evidentiary value was discovered during that search.

5. Cecillia Wang:

   No doubt we will see even more evidence develop during the evidentiary hearing in April, it is well past time for the sheriff's recalcitrance to end.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
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3. ^ Wikipedia
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
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