hearsay

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His defence team countered that Duterte had murdered no one and that the prosecution's argument was based on "hearsay" and "conjecture", falling far short of the bar needed to confirm the charges against him.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

In her submission, seen by Newyddion S4C, Llinos Griffin-Williams also challenged the credibility of accounts about her behaviour, one of which which she alleges may have been based on "hearsay".

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

It will be fueled by correspondence, hearsay and accusations of the type that only law enforcement can compel and collect, and that are as a result usually kept private absent formal legal proceedings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

At the start of the war, we knew we had to document very carefully what was happening, because without that, everything would be hearsay and speculation.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2025

As White strove to be a modern evidence man, he had to learn many new techniques, but the most useful one was timeless: coldly, methodically separating hearsay from facts that he could prove.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann