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Documentary evidence

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001705

Evidence presented in court in the form of documents, such as contracts, letters, emails, business records, or photographs. For documentary evidence to be admissible, it must be authenticated, meaning its genuineness must be established. The best evidence rule often requires the original document to be produced unless an exception applies.

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IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001705
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001705",
  "term": "Documentary evidence",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "Evidence presented in court in the form of documents, such as contracts, letters, emails, business records, or photographs. For documentary evidence to be admissible, it must be authenticated, meaning its genuineness must be established. The best evidence rule often requires the original document to be produced unless an exception applies.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/documentary-evidence/"
}

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