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Meaning of evidence

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  evidence
      n 1: your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to
           base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer
           is very compelling" [syn: {evidence}, {grounds}]
      2: an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling
         was evidence of his fear"
      3: (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose
         truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or
         disproved
      v 1: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's
           behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever
           attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a
           high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision
           demonstrates his sense of fairness" [syn: {attest},
           {certify}, {manifest}, {demonstrate}, {evidence}]
      2: provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the
         father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence" [syn:
         {testify}, {bear witness}, {prove}, {evidence}, {show}]
      3: give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"
         [syn: {tell}, {evidence}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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