circumstantial evidence
noun
: evidence that tends to prove a fact by proving other events or circumstances which afford a basis for a reasonable inference of the occurrence of the fact at issue
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Her body has not been found, making the international murder case especially challenging for FBI agents and prosecutors, who have built their case largely on circumstantial evidence.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Sanjay Roy, the police volunteer, was convicted by judge Anirban Das on Saturday, who said circumstantial evidence had proved the charges against Roy.
—Reuters, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
Hansen's remains were identified using dental and anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence and DNA analysis.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
So generally speaking, an increase in seizures is usually interpreted as circumstantial evidence that things are getting worse, not better.
—Maria Ramirez Uribe, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Oct. 2024
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Sanjay Roy, the police volunteer, was convicted by judge Anirban Das on Saturday, who said circumstantial evidence had proved the charges against Roy.
—Reuters, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
Hansen's remains were identified using dental and anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence and DNA analysis.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
So generally speaking, an increase in seizures is usually interpreted as circumstantial evidence that things are getting worse, not better.
—Maria Ramirez Uribe, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for circumstantial evidence
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“Circumstantial evidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circumstantial%20evidence. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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