hearsay

/hˈi‍əse‍ɪ/

/ˈhiɹˌseɪ/

Hearsay

(law) restatement of other people's words by a witness in a law court, which is not counted as evidence

information that is heard from someone else, rather than being firsthand knowledge

synonyms : rumor

hearsay

heard through another rather than directly

Examples

1. What is hearsay?

2. -A whistle-blower complaint is hearsay here.

3. The ruling that hearsay was inadmissible.

4. - Is that hearsay?