Definition of "evidence" in English

noun

1. Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.

   • There is no evidence that anyone was here earlier.
   • We have enough cold hard evidence in that presentation which will make a world of pain for our parasitic friends at Antarctica.

2. (law) Anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial.

3. One who bears witness.

4. A body of objectively verifiable facts that are positively indicative of, and/or exclusively concordant with, that one conclusion over any other.

verb

1. (transitive) To provide evidence for, or suggest the truth of.

   • She was furious, as evidenced by her slamming the door.