n.
information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
▸Law information drawn from personal testimony, a document, or a material object, used to establish facts in a legal investigation or admissible as testimony in a law court.
▸signs; indications.
v.
be or show evidence of.
Phrase
- in evidence
noticeable; conspicuous. - turn King's
(or Queen's or US state's)
evidence
Law (of a criminal) give information in court against one's partners in order to receive a less severe punishment.
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from L. evidentia, from evident- (see evident).
