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collateral evidence

NOUN
indirect evidence


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By restricting ourselves to this subset of information supported by collateral evidence, we can make out some basic themes.

From Washington Post Apr. 10, 2023

He will have no say in the agonised discussions to follow, except as collateral evidence.

From The Guardian Feb. 27, 2018

But if they had all this collateral evidence, then they didn't need my client at all.

From Time Magazine Archive

What more easy than to bear out his testimony with the weight of collateral evidence, and the charitable anecdotage of acquaintances who knew him not?

From Robert Burns Famous Scots Series by Setoun, Gabriel

From collateral evidence it seems quite probable that man is mutating with considerable frequency, especially with respect to psychic traits.

From The Social Direction of Evolution An Outline of the Science of Eugenics by Kellicott, William E.




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