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hearsay :: legal definition


Hearsay - n. 1) second-hand evidence in which the witness is not telling what he/she knows personally, but what others have said to him/her. 2) a common objection made by the opposing lawyer to testimony when it appears the witness has violated the hearsay rule. 3) scuttlebutt or gossip.

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hearsay rule :: n. the basic rule that testimony or documents whic ... interest dying declaration hearsay
objection :: n. a lawyer's protest about the legal propriety of ... ng question object overrule sustain

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