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Meaning:

Noun:

  • information that was heard by one person about another
  • legal evidence: an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted; normally inadmissible because not subject to cross-examination, unless the hearsay statement falls under one of the many exceptions
  • legal evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge; normally inadmissible because not made under oath

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