circumstantial evidence

Other forms: circumstantial evidences

Definitions of circumstantial evidence

1. noun

   evidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in dispute
   synonyms: indirect evidence

   antonyms:

   direct evidence

   evidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly related to the fact in dispute

   type of:

   evidence

   (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved