evidentiary
adjective
ev·i·den·tia·ry
ˌe-və-ˈden-chə-rē 
-chē-ˌer-ē
1
: being, relating to, or affording evidence
photographs of evidentiary value
2
: conducted so that evidence may be presented
an evidentiary hearing
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McAfee held a multi-day evidentiary hearing examining whether Willis had a conflict of interest in the case through her relationship with Wade and travels with him.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
On Monday, Judge Arun Subramanian issued a ruling obtained by USA TODAY that denied Combs' October request for an evidentiary hearing to investigate their claim that the government leaked information from his case, including footage showing him assaulting ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in 2016.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Following discussions on evidentiary deadlines, prosecutors informed Judge Arun Subramanian that any additional charges brought against the hip-hop mogul before the May trial would require only minimal new evidence to be exchanged between legal teams.
—Matthew Impelli, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
To that end, Spiro asked Ho to schedule an evidentiary hearing into those allegations and slap prosecutors with sanctions, potentially as severe as dismissal of the mayor’s five-count indictment.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
On Monday, Judge Arun Subramanian issued a ruling obtained by USA TODAY that denied Combs' October request for an evidentiary hearing to investigate their claim that the government leaked information from his case, including footage showing him assaulting ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in 2016.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Following discussions on evidentiary deadlines, prosecutors informed Judge Arun Subramanian that any additional charges brought against the hip-hop mogul before the May trial would require only minimal new evidence to be exchanged between legal teams.
—Matthew Impelli, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
To that end, Spiro asked Ho to schedule an evidentiary hearing into those allegations and slap prosecutors with sanctions, potentially as severe as dismissal of the mayor’s five-count indictment.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2024
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evidentiary
adjective
ev·i·den·tia·ry
ˌe-və-ˈden-chə-rē, -chē-ˌer-ē
1
: being, relating to, or affording evidence
photographs of evidentiary value
2
: conducted so that evidence may be presented
an evidentiary hearing
evidentiarily
adverb
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