evidence

Definition

Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.

Etymology

From Middle English evidence, from Old French [Term?], from Latin evidentia (“clearness, in Late Latin a proof”), from evidens (“clear, evident”); see evident.

Example Sentences

• "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."
• "In our reasonings concerning matter of fact, there are all imaginable degrees of assurance, from the highest certainty to the lowest species of moral evidence. A wise man, therefore, proportions his belief to the evidence."

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