[
UK
/hˈiəseɪ/
]
[ US /ˈhiɹˌseɪ/ ]
[ US /ˈhiɹˌseɪ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
heard through another rather than directly
hearsay information
NOUN
- gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
How To Use hearsay In A Sentence
- Her judgements are based on hearsay rather than evidence.
- While that is hearsay evidence and not admissible to prove that the accident did occur at that time, it is admissible evidence relevant to the state of mind of the declarant.
- Telfer's accounts of this and other pitched battles with ‘myalls’ might be dismissed by the sceptic as unsupported hearsay.
- All quotes, except those cited by link, consist entirely of hearsay, malefactions, and poorly-conjured misrepresentations.
- Nor had they put the witness statement in as hearsay evidence.
- In relation to the other concerns raised by the woman, he pointed these were very subjective matters and hearsay.
- It must be remembered, however, that the Order only permits the court to admit hearsay evidence.
- When the truth begins to emerge it becomes apparent that the rumours of affairs were hearsay, but a darker secret of family ties lies beneath them.
- He was obsessively secretive, and most of what we know about him is gossip or hearsay. Times, Sunday Times
- POW in Cu Loc and Zoo prisons according to hearsay information provided by POW returnee Leo List of Last Known Alive