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Noun: circumstantial evidence  ,sur-kum'stan-shul 'e-vi-dun(t)s
  1. (law) evidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in dispute
    "The prosecution relied on circumstantial evidence to build their case";
    - indirect evidence

Type of: evidence

Antonym: direct evidence

Encyclopedia: Circumstantial evidence