Betekenis van evidence In het Nederlands

• 0 one or more reasons for believing that something is or is not true:

  • The police have found no evidence of a terrorist link with the murder.

  • [ + to infinitive ] There is no scientific evidence to suggest that underwater births are dangerous.

  • [ + that ] Is there any scientific evidence that a person's character is reflected in their handwriting?

  • Several experts are to give evidence on the subject.

  • There is only circumstantial evidence against her, so she is unlikely to be convicted.

  • Campaigners now have compelling documentary evidence of the human rights abuses that they had been alleging for several years.

  • Fresh evidence suggests that the statement had been fabricated.

  • The traces of petrol found on his clothing provided the forensic evidence proving that he had started the fire deliberately.

  • All the evidence points to a substantial rise in traffic over the next few years.

  • There is growing/mounting/increasing evidence that people whose diets are rich in vitamins are less likely to develop some types of cancer.

• 1 anything that helps to prove that something is or is not true:

  • These figures are being given as evidence of economic growth.

  • The FBI has found no evidence of a crime.

  • The weight of the evidence is against him.

  • Juries examine the evidence and decide on the basis of the facts.

• 2 objects, documents, official statements, etc. that are used to prove something is true or not true, especially for legal or insurance purposes:

  • evidence of/for sth Despite the claims, his insurance adjuster found no evidence of flood damage to his property.

  • evidence against sb The defendant was released after the prosecutor failed to produce enough evidence against him.

  • evidence that sth Is there any evidence that the employer has difficulty retaining staff?

  • give/provide/present evidence Contractors must provide evidence of valid permits before they may begin any work.

  • consider/examine/hear the evidence A jury has heard all the evidence in this case and rendered its decision.

  • false/circumstantial/conflicting evidence

  • admit/allow/accept evidence

  • growing/mounting/increasing evidence