evidentiary

English

Etymology

From Latin ēvidentia +‎ -ary.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɛvɪˈdɛnʃəɹi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɛvɪˈdɛnʃiˌɛɹi/

Adjective

evidentiary

1. (law) Of or pertaining to evidence.

   Evidentiary investigations are common in legal proceedings.

   • 2021 October 1, Robin Craig, “In term-opener, justices will hear Mississippi’s complaint that Tennessee is stealing its groundwater”, in SCOTUSblog:

     This issue led to an interim battle among the parties to exclude various expert witnesses regarding the aquifer's hydrogeology and a five-day evidentiary hearing before Special Master Eugene Siler in May 2019.

Synonyms

• evidential

Derived terms

• evidentiarily
• evidentiary abuse affidavit
• evidentiary phase
• nonevidentiary