evidentiary

adjective

ev·​i·​den·​tia·​ry ˌe-və-ˈden-chə-rē How to pronounce evidentiary (audio)
-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

Examples of evidentiary in a Sentence

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Both sides would now have to fight it out in court in an evidentiary hearing. Natalie Morales, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2025 Von Ehlinger’s attorney then filed an appeal arguing that his client’s conviction should be overturned because of constitutional and evidentiary errors during his trial. Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2025 As the organization travelled with the evidentiary trove of Caesar’s photographs, Mazen gave it a human face. Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025 The Ninth Cause of Action for Unpaid Overtime was also dismissed for jurisdictional, not evidentiary reasons, given claims for unpaid overtime only apply for work done within the United States. Danielle Bacher, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for evidentiary 

Word History

First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of evidentiary was in 1780

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“Evidentiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evidentiary. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.

Legal Definition

evidentiary

adjective
ev·​i·​den·​tia·​ry ˌe-və-ˈden-chə-rē, -chē-ˌer-ē How to pronounce evidentiary (audio)
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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