hearsay
n.
rumor, gossip, unofficial information received by word of mouth
adj.
of or pertaining to hearsay
Hearsay
hearsay
Noun
1. gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
(synonym) rumor, rumour
(hypernym) gossip, comment, scuttlebutt
Adjective
1. heard through another rather than directly; "hearsay information"
(similar) indirect
Hearsay
(n.)
Report; rumor; fame; common talk; something heard from another.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Any evidence that is offered by a witness of which they do not have direct knowledge but, rather, their testimony is based on what others have said to them. - (
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