![]() fresh evidence (=new evidence ) The police say they may have found fresh evidence which proves Tilly was at the scene of the crime. hard evidence (=very clear evidence which proves that something is true ) They have no hard evidence to support their claim. adjectives good/clear/strong evidence There is clear evidence that smoking causes heart disease. consider/examine/study the evidence Having considered all the evidence, the court found him not guilty. give evidence (=tell a court about what you have seen or know to be true ) Ms White has agreed to give evidence at their trial. produce evidence (=find evidence and prepare it for a court case ) The case was adjourned to allow the police time to produce further evidence. plant evidence (=deliberately put evidence somewhere to make someone look guilty ) He claims the evidence was planted there by the police. hide evidence The killer may have tried to burn the bodies in an attempt to hide the evidence. look for/search for evidence The investigation will look for evidence of financial mismanagement. ![]() gather/collect evidence Police experts are still collecting evidence at the scene of the crime. COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2 verbs have evidence Do the police have any evidence against him? find evidence ( also obtain evidence formal ) The authorities failed to obtain enough evidence to convict him. When talking about one fact or sign, you say a piece of evidence : The police found a vital piece of evidence.Evidence is always followed by a singular verb: The evidence is very clear.✗ Don’t say: The judge listened to all the evidences. You say: The judge listened to all the evidence. Evidence is an uncountable noun and is not used in the plural. ![]() 3 → be in evidence → king's evidence, Queen's evidence, State's evidence GRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable? in evidence The documents may be used in evidence at the trial. evidence against There was very little evidence against the two men. He refused to give evidence at the trial. evidence that Do you have evidence that this treatment works? ► see thesaurus at sign 2 SCT information that is given in a court of law in order to prove that someone is guilty or not guilty Murrow’s evidence was enough to convict Hayes of murder. evidence for There is no evidence for these claims. S2 W1 AWL noun 1 PROVE facts or signs that show clearly that something exists or is true evidence of At present we have no evidence of life on other planets.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Law evidence ev‧i‧dence 1 / ˈevɪd əns /
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