 | 1843 - 506 pages
...understood. A definition of evidence naturally leads the way. " The word evidence," he says, " includes all the means by which any alleged matter of fact, the...submitted to investigation, is established or disproved. This term, and the word proof , are often used indifferently, as synonymous with each other ; but the... | |
 | John Bouvier - 1854 - 788 pages
...3053. or point in issue ;(a) or it is whatever is lawfully exhibited to a court and jury by which any matter of fact, the truth of which is submitted to investigation, is established or disproved. (b) This word, and the words proof, testimony and iintness, are sometimes used indifferently, or as... | |
 | Alexander Mansfield Burrill - 1859 - 736 pages
...on Près. 7, § 6. 1 Benth. Jud. Ev. 1 7.— The word evidence, in legal acceptation, includes all the means by which any alleged matter of fact, the...submitted to investigation, is established or disproved. 1 Greenleaf on Evid. § 1. See Burr.' Circ. Evid. 1. EVI EX proof is tlie effect or result of evidence... | |
 | Joseph Goodeve - 1862 - 776 pages
...EVIDENCE, — a word which (derived from words in the dead languages signifying to see, to know) by p. natural transition is applied to denote the means...submitted to investigation, is established or disproved."* So Mr. Best — " Evidence, taken in its largest and most comprehensive sense, has been accurately... | |
 | Simon Greenleaf - 1866 - 756 pages
...evidence; means and instruments of proof.] § 1. THE word EVIDENCE, in legal acceptation, includes all the means by which any alleged matter of fact, the...which is submitted to investigation, is established or disproved.1 This term, and the word •proof, are often used indifferently, as synonymous with each... | |
 | John Harrison Surratt - 1867 - 850 pages
...let me read from I Greenleaf, section 1st : " The word evidence, in legal acceptation, inclndes all the means by which any alleged matter of fact, the...submitted to investigation, is established or disproved. This term and the word proof are often used indifferently, as synonymous with each other ; but the... | |
 | James Haines McCulloh - 1867 - 430 pages
...evidence to defeat the claim of the plaintiff. 8. The word EVIDENCE, in legal acceptation, includes all the means by which any alleged matter of fact, the...submitted to investigation, is established or disproved. This term evidence, and that of proof, are often used synonymously, but as remarked by Greenleaf, (Evidence... | |
 | John H. Colby - 1868 - 480 pages
...IV. CRIMINAL EVIDENCE. The word evidence is a derivation from words signifying to see, to know, and by a natural transition is applied to denote the means...which is submitted to investigation, is established or disproved.1 It is not intended within the compass of this work to do more than state the principal... | |
 | 1868 - 894 pages
...(derived from words in the dead languages signifying " to see," " to know,") by ft natural sequence is applied to denote the means by which any alleged...submitted to investigation, is established or disproved ; circumstantial evidence is of a nature identical with direct evidence, the distinction being, that... | |
 | 1868 - 654 pages
...(derive. lira:: words in the dead languages signifying "'•• see," " to know,") by a natural sequence is applied to denote the means by which any alleged...which is submitted to investigation, is established tr disproved ; circumstantial evidence is o!'n 'uture identical with direct evidence, the distio* lion... | |
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The word evidence, in legal acceptation, includes all the means by which any alleged matter of fact the truth of which is submitted to investigation is established or disproved. 
