secondary evidence

secondary evidence
secondary evidence see evidence

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

secondary evidence
index hearsay

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


secondary evidence
evidence that is not of the best and most direct character which may be excluded if that better evidence is available.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


secondary evidence
A reproduction of, or substitute for, an original document or item of proof that is offered to establish a particular issue in a legal action.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


secondary evidence
A reproduction of, or substitute for, an original document or item of proof that is offered to establish a particular issue in a legal action.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • Secondary evidence — Secondary Sec ond*a*ry, a. [Cf. F. secondaire, L. secundaire. See {Second}, a.] 1. Succeeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate. [1913 Webster] Wheresoever… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • secondary evidence — Evidence which is not the primary or best evidence of which the case is susceptible. Evidence admissible of necessity, although not primary evidence, because of the impossibility of producing the primary evidence, as where an instrument pertinent …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • secondary evidence — noun : legal evidence admitted upon failure to obtain primary evidence (as a copy of a contract when the original is lost) …   Useful english dictionary

  • evidence — ev·i·dence 1 / e və dəns, ˌdens/ n [Medieval Latin evidentia, from Latin, that which is obvious, from evident evidens clear, obvious, from e out of, from + videns, present participle of videre to see]: something that furnishes or tends to furnish …   Law dictionary

  • Secondary — Sec ond*a*ry, a. [Cf. F. secondaire, L. secundaire. See {Second}, a.] 1. Succeeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate. [1913 Webster] Wheresoever there is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Secondary accent — Secondary Sec ond*a*ry, a. [Cf. F. secondaire, L. secundaire. See {Second}, a.] 1. Succeeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate. [1913 Webster] Wheresoever… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Secondary age — Secondary Sec ond*a*ry, a. [Cf. F. secondaire, L. secundaire. See {Second}, a.] 1. Succeeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate. [1913 Webster] Wheresoever… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Secondary alcohol — Secondary Sec ond*a*ry, a. [Cf. F. secondaire, L. secundaire. See {Second}, a.] 1. Succeeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate. [1913 Webster] Wheresoever… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Secondary amputation — Secondary Sec ond*a*ry, a. [Cf. F. secondaire, L. secundaire. See {Second}, a.] 1. Succeeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate. [1913 Webster] Wheresoever… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Secondary axis — Secondary Sec ond*a*ry, a. [Cf. F. secondaire, L. secundaire. See {Second}, a.] 1. Succeeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate. [1913 Webster] Wheresoever… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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