corroboration

noun

Definition of corroborationnext
as in evidence
something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim that's a serious charge, so you certainly should have corroboration for it

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  1. evidence
  2. proof
  3. testimony
Noun
  • No reasonable fact-finder could find in Debtor’s favor on the justification issue based on the evidence presented on the Motion.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The recent studies of asteroid and comet material add to the evidence that the first steps of the assembly process happen in space—and happen very readily.
    Elise Cutts, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of evidence
Noun
  • The legal proceedings against the Tate brothers are civil matters, which carries a lower standard of proof than criminal cases.
    Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Boosters nevertheless clung to citrus and its markers — the smell of orange blossoms, the crate labels with idyllic scenes of Old California — as proof of our subtropical paradise.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of proof
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  • On the night before the verdict, they were joined by more than a dozen journalists, clambering for the best angle of their emerging messages, pasted up on walls already crowded by other snippets of testimony and poetry.
    Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
  • As this first episode unfolds, Preacher’s stubbornly optimistic about his chances of being acquitted and refuses to involve Paige and Christopher even though Brie, as Preacher’s lawyer, says Paige’s testimony about her late ex would pretty well put an end to the prosecution’s already weak case.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of testimony
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