circumstantial evidence

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."

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.

Much has been made of the fact that the Letby case relied on circumstantial evidence and no-one definitively saw her harming any of the babies.