Definition of Hearsey
Hear"say` (hēr"sā`), n.
Report; rumor; fame; common talk; something heard from
another.
Much of the obloquy that has so long rested on the
memory of our great national poet originated in frivolous
hearsays of his life and conversation. Prof.
Wilson.
Hearsay evidence (Law), that species
of testimony which consists in a narration by one person of matters
told him by another. It is, with a few exceptions, inadmissible as
testimony. Abbott.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- information that was heard by one person about another
- (law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge; normally inadmissible because not made under oath
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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