rule of evidence

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rule of evidence - (law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved

prescript, rule - prescribed guide for conduct or action

best evidence rule - a rule of evidence requiring that to prove the content of a writing or recording or photograph the original is required

estoppel - a rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled

exclusionary rule - a rule that provides that otherwise admissible evidence cannot be used in a criminal trial if it was the result of illegal police conduct

fruit of the poisonous tree - a rule that once primary evidence is determined to have been illegally obtained any secondary evidence following from it may also not be used

hearsay rule - a rule that declares not admissible as evidence any statement other than that by a witness

parol evidence rule - a rule that oral evidence cannot be used to contradict the terms of a written contract

res ipsa loquitur - a rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened

res gestae - rule of evidence that covers words that are so closely associated with an occurrence that the words are considered part of the occurrence and as such their report does not violate the hearsay rule

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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Dodson, incoming Chair of the Code and Rule of Evidence Committee at patty@k9sforwarriors.org, and to the Bar staff liaison, Mikalla Davis, at mdavis@floridabar.org.

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For this seventh edition, the authors have included a detailed line-by-line summary analysis of Rule 502, which places new limitations on the waiver of the attorney-client privilege and work product protection and is the first new Federal Rule of Evidence in 15 years.

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For example, Illinois Rule of Evidence 801(d)(1)(A), which defines a prior inconsistent statement that is not hearsay in a criminal case, incorporates most of the text of 725 ILCS 5/115-10.1.

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The basic rule of evidence is that information can be admitted as evidence where it is relevant to a material issue in the case.