ALL meanings of hearsay
hear·say
H h - noun hearsay rumour, gossip 1
- noun hearsay law: second-hand information 1
- noun hearsay unverified, unofficial information gained or acquired from another and not part of one's direct knowledge: I pay no attention to hearsay. 1
- noun hearsay an item of idle or unverified information or gossip; rumor: a malicious hearsay. 1
- adjective hearsay of, relating to, or characterized by hearsay: hearsay knowledge; a hearsay report. 1
- noun hearsay Information received from other people that one cannot adequately substantiate; rumor. 1
- noun hearsay Information that was heard by one person about another. 0
- noun hearsay (law) Evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge, which is normally inadmissible because it was not made under oath. 0
- noun hearsay (law) An out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted, which is normally inadmissible because it is not subject to cross-examination unless the hearsay statement falls under one of a number of exceptions. 0
- adjective hearsay (law) that is related to, contains, or tells hearsay. 0
- uncountable noun hearsay Hearsay is information which you have been told but do not know to be true. 0
- noun hearsay gossip; rumour 0
- noun hearsay something one has heard but does not know to be true; rumor; gossip 0
- adjective hearsay based on hearsay 0