Material evidence


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(Law) evidence which conduces to the proof or disproof of a relevant hypothesis.
- Wharton.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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"That will do." And sitting still, with his hat pushed off his forehead, he thought that it was just like Heat's confounded cheek to carry off quietly the only piece of material evidence. But he thought this without animosity.
In the absence of all material evidences his uneasiness was passing away.
Additionally, there is no material evidence placed in court that the directors are the same.
"The prosecution relied, for the indictment, on the evidence against the accused, the testimony of witnesses and confessions of the accused as well as material evidence that were referred to the court."
The defendants were referred by the Prosecution to the court along with testimonies, confessions, technical and material evidence. They were given all the legally prescribed sureties.
Geoffrey Parker, one of the world's leading historians of early modern Europe, has examined the surviving written sources in Dutch, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish, as well as visual and material evidence, according to a review published on goodreads.com.
Special prosecutor Khawaja Imtiaz Ahmed argued before the IHC that the prosecution had laid the entire evidence before the trial court and it was waiting for the material evidence from the UK government.
Andrews, Underwood investigates what happened to urban public buildings in the late antique Roman West by compiling the material evidence for their continued use, maintenance, and repair, along with the evidence for their ultimate disuse and reuse.
The IO informed the court that London police team has already arrived in Islamabad and police officials dealing with the case have directed to immediately rush to Islamabad along with material evidence to appear before the London police team.
As to the supervision of Lee Quality personal care workers, we conclude that DHS erred in finding that Lee Quality made a material concession about the evidence, and that DHS did not consider material evidence regarding that issue.
Summary: New Delhi [India], Feb 6 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday urged Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to take prompt action to ensure prevention of sabotage of material evidence and witnesses in the pending case against rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal.

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