hearsay

Etymology
From (1340),  (ca. 1438), from the phrase. Compare equally old 🇨🇬 (14th c.), whence modern.

Noun

 * 1) Information that was heard by one person about another that cannot be adequately substantiated.
 * 2)  Evidence based on the reports of others, which is normally inadmissible because it was not made under oath, rather than on personal knowledge.
 * 3)  An out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted, which is normally inadmissible because it is not subject to cross-examination unless the hearsay statement falls under one of a number of exceptions.

Derived terms

 * hearsay evidence

Translations

 * Bikol Central: huring-huding
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ，
 * Czech:, pověsti, doslech, zvěst z doslechu
 * Dutch: van horen zeggen,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, ,
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Irish: scéal scéil
 * Italian: sentito dire, ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean: ,
 * Latin: audītiō, rūmor
 * Macedonian: слух, гла́сина
 * Maori: tūtara
 * Navajo: jiní jiní
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Persian:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: diz que diz, diz que diz que,
 * Russian: информа́ция из вторы́х рук,, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: fathann
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: sabi-sabi, kuwentong-barbero
 * Welsh:


 * Dutch: testimonium de auditu
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Georgian: ჩვენება სხვისი ნათქვამიდან, ჩვენება, დაფუძნებული გაგონილზე, სხვის სიტყვებზე დამყარებული ჩვენება, ჩვენება სხვისი სიტყვების მიხედვით
 * German:
 * Irish: scéal scéil
 * Italian: sentita persona
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: testemunho de ouvidos
 * Russian: показа́ния с чужи́х слов
 * Spanish: pruebas de oídas, testimonio de oídas


 * Dutch: de-audituverklaring
 * French: