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evidentiary

adjective ev·i·den·tia·ry \ˌe-və-ˈden-chə-rē, -chē-ˌer-ē\

Definition of EVIDENTIARY

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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First Known Use of EVIDENTIARY

1810

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

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