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Circumstantial evidence

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000982

Indirect evidence that does not prove a fact in itself but from which a fact-finder can logically deduce a conclusion. A conviction can be based entirely on a strong chain of circumstantial evidence, even without any direct proof. For example, a defendant's fingerprint found at a crime scene is circumstantial evidence of their presence, not direct evidence of their committing the crime.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000982
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000982",
  "term": "Circumstantial evidence",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "Indirect evidence that does not prove a fact in itself but from which a fact-finder can logically deduce a conclusion. A conviction can be based entirely on a strong chain of circumstantial evidence, even without any direct proof. For example, a defendant's fingerprint found at a crime scene is circumstantial evidence of their presence, not direct evidence of their committing the crime.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/circumstantial-evidence/"
}

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