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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Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee write to FBI Director Christopher Wray to request the complete evidentiary file in the bureau's closed investigation into Gaetz.
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Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
In a joint letter, first obtained by Politico, requested the agency's complete evidentiary file into the allegations after president-elect Donald Trump nominated Gaetz to be his next attorney general.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
In a joint letter, first obtained by Politico, requested the agency's complete evidentiary file into the allegations after president-elect Donald Trump nominated Gaetz to be his next attorney general.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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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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