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Evidence may be used to form a theory or hypothesis. Additional evidence may refine such a theory. Proof shows the theory to be a fact. Example: Adding one apple to a basket with another apple results in a basket with two apples in. This could be proof that 1+1 is indeed equal to 2, but only evidence that 2+2 may equal 4. We might say that ...
By. 2. [OFTEN WITH VERBAL NOUN] Indicating the means of achieving something: 'Malaria can be controlled by attacking the parasite'. When combined with the definition of evidenced, also from Oxford Dictionaries: Evidenced. Be or show evidence of: 'The quality of the bracelet, as evidenced by the workmanship, is exceptional'.
People do tend to mean empirical evidence when they talk about evidence. Empirical evidence is the evidence of the senses, of direct observation or measurement. Compare that to rational evidence, which is evidence that is the result of deduction or other reasoning, or anecdotal evidence which comes from personal testimony (which may be reliable ...
The proof = evidence meaning is the primary sense given in all the 6 online dictionaries I've checked in. Thus Collins has: proof n 1. any evidence that establishes or helps to establish the truth, validity, quality, etc, of something. There are many senses besides the 'evidence' and the mathematical 'series of steps to prove' (RHK Webster's ...
11 1 6. 1. There is evidence that it is in use as a verb, but I don't encounter it very often. In your example sentence I think "the study showed that..." or "the study found evidence that..." would be better. – nnnnnn. Apr 22, 2020 at 4:31. Dictionaries study common usage, and base their entries upon it.
Information, whether in the form of personal testimony, the language of documents, or the production of material objects, that is given in a legal investigation, to establish the fact or point in question. Also, an evidence = a piece of evidence. †7. a. One who furnishes testimony or proof; a witness. Obs.†7. b.transf.
To fabricate originally was to make, and this is still one of the meanings. One can fabricate a story, a piece of cloth, or a car. To fabricate a story is to make it up, and the fabricated story is false because the truth does not need to be made up. To fabricate evidence is to make it (instead of discovering it.
In conclusion, the words implicate and incriminate do overlap somewhat; however, incriminate is the "stronger" word, carrying as it does the notion of accusation, whereas implicate is a word that indicates, by implication, involvement. Lawyers distinguish between evidence that is exculpatory and evidence that is inculpatory, with the former ...
20. I believe the expressions should be "as evidenced by" and "as is evident from," respectively. My preference, however, would be to opt for neither expression. Instead, I normally use "as demonstrated by." It's identical in meaning to the phrase you're trying to use, and there is little chance of either confusion or misuse, as is possible ...
Please edit your answer. The root of the word is the Latin sumere, meaning to take. "Pre" (not per) does mean before and "ad" does mean to in this instance, but the time dependence you infer is an etymological fallacy. A presumption is made before the proper evidence or authority is manifest.