HEARSAY RULE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hearsay rule mean? 

• HEARSAY RULE (noun)
  The noun HEARSAY RULE has 1 sense:

1. a rule that declares not admissible as evidence any statement other than that by a witness

  Familiarity information: HEARSAY RULE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEARSAY RULE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rule that declares not admissible as evidence any statement other than that by a witness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("hearsay rule" is a kind of...):

rule of evidence ((law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved)