Associations to the word «Hearsay»

HEARSAY, noun. Information that was heard by one person about another

HEARSAY, noun. (legal) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge; normally inadmissible because not made under oath

HEARSAY, noun. (legal) evidence: an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted; normally inadmissible because not subject to cross-examination, unless the hearsay statement falls under one of the many exceptions

HEARSAY, noun. Gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth.

HEARSAY, adjective. Heard through another rather than directly; "hearsay information".