Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hearsay_rule

1 sense of hearsay rule

Sense 1
hearsay rule -- (a rule that declares not admissible as evidence any statement other than that by a witness)
       => 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)