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circumstantial evidence

noun as in indirect evidence

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Mobile phone activity, attempts to leave Northern Ireland, and a murder weapon were all put together as circumstantial evidence against the men.

From BBC

Andy Stahl, executive director of environmental group Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics, said the study bolsters fears of heavy metal concentrations in Phos-Chek that had until recently been supported by circumstantial evidence.

But for the most part, viewers have been left to draw conclusions about contestants’ political leanings based on circumstantial evidence such as their social media history or predilection for star-spangled clothing.

"So after a year and a half of this and taking in all this information, this is the person it's led us to, but it's circumstantial evidence."

From Salon

During a 2021 trial, the judge directed the jury to return a not guilty verdict due to insufficient evidence, saying the prosecution case was built on circumstantial evidence.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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