HyperDic: hearsay_rule

English > 1 sense of the expression *hearsay rule*:
NOUN	communication	hearsay rule	a rule that declares not admissible as evidence any statement other than that by a witness

English > *hearsay rule*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A rule that declares not admissible as evidence any statement other than that by a witness.
Broader	rule of evidence	(law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved