HyperDic: rule_of_evidence

English > 1 sense of the expression rule of evidence:
NOUNcommunicationrule 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
English > rule of evidence: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning(law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved.
Categorylaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
Narrowerbest evidence ruleA rule of evidence requiring that to prove the content of a writing or recording or photograph the original is required
estoppelA rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled
exclusionary ruleA rule that provides that otherwise admissible evidence cannot be used in a criminal trial if it was the result of illegal police conduct
fruit of the poisonous treeA rule that once primary evidence is determined to have been illegally obtained any secondary evidence following from it may also not be used
hearsay ruleA rule that declares not admissible as evidence any statement other than that by a witness
parol evidence ruleA rule that oral evidence cannot be used to contradict the terms of a written contract
res gestaerule of evidence that covers words that are so closely associated with an occurrence that the words are considered part of the occurrence and as such their report does not violate the hearsay rule
res ipsa loquiturA rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred / inferred from the fact that the accident happened
Broaderrule, prescriptPrescribed guide for conduct or action
Catalanregla que requereix prova

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