hearsay

Example Sentences

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Adams' lawyers have claimed the case is built on "an assortment of hearsay evidence".

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

He dismissed statements from prosecution witnesses as "assumption layered upon hearsay" and urged the judging panel to give them "negligible evidentiary weight".

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

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

There is no judge present, and all kinds of material forbidden at trial—including hearsay and illegally obtained evidence—may be presented.

From Slate • Sep. 4, 2025

It appears that investors only have passingly paid attention to my letters, and many have been clinging to various rumors and hearsay in place of analysis or original thought.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis