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hearsay

/ˈhɪəseɪ/noun

उच्चारण हिअर्से

सुनी-सुनाई बात, अफ़वाह

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noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    things that you have heard from another person but do not know to be true

    सुनी-सुनाई बात, अफ़वाह

    • We cannot make a decision based on hearsay.
    • His story was just hearsay.

    Synonyms rumour gossip talk

    Opposite fact proof

  2. 2

    [U] law

    evidence that a witness gives about what somebody else has said, rather than what the witness has seen or heard directly

    (कानून में) अनुश्रुत साक्ष्य, सुनी-सुनाई गवाही

    • Hearsay evidence is not usually accepted in court.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

rumour gossip talk

Antonyms

fact proof

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One-word substitution

Evidence based on what a witness has heard from others rather than seen is hearsay.

ऐसा साक्ष्य जो गवाह ने खुद देखा न हो बल्कि दूसरों से सुना हो, hearsay कहलाता है।