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Hearsay

Hearsay, in a legal forum, is an out-of-court statement which is being offered in court for the truth of what was asserted. In most courts, hearsay evidence is inadmissible (the "hearsay evidence rule") unless an exception to the hearsay rule applies.

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Hearsay

Nodes37
Edges36
Triples73
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.054054
Components1

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Hearsay

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related to New Zealand · 14
Hearsay → Appeal, Baker, Blastland, Court, DPP, Evidence Act, Other, Previously, Pursuant, Subramaniam, There, This, Though, Under
related to Uniform Evidence Act · 10
Hearsay → Aboriginal, Christie, Confessions, In Lee, Part, The, The Queen, There, They, Torres Strait Islander
related to Sri Lanka · 9
Hearsay → DPP, Evidence Ordinance, However, In Sri Lanka, PC, Section, Some, Subramaniam, WLR
related to Australia · 8
Hearsay → As, Australian Capital Territory, Commonwealth, New South Wales, Tasmania, The, Uniform Evidence Acts, Victoria
related to Canada · 6
Hearsay → Additionally, As, Canada, Khan, Starr, Supreme Court's
related to United States · 5
Hearsay → Evidence, Federal Rule, Per Federal Rule, There, When
related to England and Wales · 4
Hearsay → Criminal Justice Act, In England, Section, Wales
related to Hong Kong · 4
Hearsay → Evidence Ordinance, In Hong Kong, Section, Sections
related to External links · 3
Hearsay → Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Malaysia · 3
Hearsay → Evidence Act, However, In Malaysia

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evidence statement court rule exceptions law admissible witness would act common exception made proceedings section person statements generally inadmissible criminal

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Hearsayis ahearsay statement that contains another hearsay statement itself0.90text
Hearsayis astatement0.90text
statements in business recordsinstance ofThere are also a number of specific exceptions0.80text
res gestaeinstance ofthe Evidence Ordinance recognizes a few exceptions0.80text
to suggest an attempt to prevent proper evaluation of its weightinstance ofwhether the circumstances in which the evidence is adduced as hearsay are0.80text
Hearsayrelated to AustraliaThe0.60section
Hearsayrelated to AustraliaCommonwealth0.60section
Hearsayrelated to AustraliaVictoria0.60section
Hearsayrelated to AustraliaNew South Wales0.60section
Hearsayrelated to AustraliaTasmania0.60section
Hearsayrelated to AustraliaAustralian Capital Territory0.60section
Hearsayrelated to AustraliaUniform Evidence Acts0.60section

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