hearsay
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Adams' lawyers have argued the case is based on "an assortment of hearsay" and that it has been brought several decades too late.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
His defence team countered that Duterte had murdered no one and that the prosecution's argument was based on "hearsay" and "conjecture", falling far short of the bar needed to confirm the charges against him.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
The judge said hearsay evidence could be considered, but jurors should be "careful" as it had not been given under oath and should "not convict the defendant mainly in reliance on it."
From BBC • Jan. 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
The women were so opposed to getting dunked in the river, even on hearsay, they all kept their children extra far from the church that day.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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