Roget's Thesaurus

#467. Evidence

Nouns

evidence; facts, premises, data, praecognita [Lat.], grounds. indication etc. 550; criterion etc. (test) 463. testimony, testification, expert testimony; attestation; deposition etc. (affirmation) 535; examination. admission etc. (assent) 488; authority, warrant, credential, diploma, voucher, certificate, doquet, docket; testamur; record etc. 551; document; pi ce justificative; deed, warranty etc. (security) 771; signature, seal etc. (identification) 550; exhibit, material evidence, objective evidence. witness, indicator, hostile witness; eyewitness, earwitness, material witness, state's evidence; deponent; sponsor; cojuror. oral evidence, documentary evidence, hearsay evidence, external evidence, extrinsic evidence, internal evidence, intrinsic evidence, circumstantial evidence, cumulative evidence, ex parte evidence [Lat.], presumptive evidence, collateral evidence, constructive evidence; proof etc. (demonstration) 478; evidence in chief. secondary evidence; confirmation, corroboration, support; ratification etc. (assent) 488; authentication; compurgation, wager of law, comprobation. citation, reference; legal research, literature search (experiment) 463.

Verbs

be evidence etc. n.; evince, show, betoken, tell of; indicate etc. (denote) 550; imply, involve, argue, bespeak, breathe. have weight, carry weight; tell, speak volumes; speak for itself etc. (manifest) 525. rest upon, depend upon; repose on. bear witness etc. n.; give evidence etc. n.; testify, depose, witness, vouch for; sign, seal, undersign, set one's hand and seal, sign and seal, deliver as one's act and deed, certify, attest; acknowledge etc. (assent) 488. [provide conclusive evidence] make absolute, confirm, prove (demonstrate) 478. [add further evidence] indorse, countersign, corroborate, support, ratify, bear out, uphold, warrant. adduce, attest, cite, quote; refer to, appeal to; call, call to witness; bring forward, bring into court; allege, plead; produce witnesses, confront witnesses. place into evidence, mark into evidence. [obtain evidence] collect evidence, bring together evidence, rake up evidence; experiment etc. 463. have a case, make out a case; establish, authenticate, substantiate, verify, make good, quote chapter and verse; bring home to, bring to book.

Adjectives

showing etc. v.; indicative, indicatory; deducible etc. 478; grounded on, founded on, based on; corroborative, confirmatory.

Adverbs

by inference; according to, witness, a fortiori; still more, still less; raison de plus [Fr.]; in corroboration etc. n.. of; valeat quantum [Lat.]; under seal, under one's hand and seal.

Phrases

dictum de dicto [Lat.]; mise en evidence [Fr.].