evidentiary
adjective
ev·i·den·tia·ry
ˌe-və-ˈden-chə-rē 
-chē-ˌer-ē
1
: being, relating to, or affording evidence
photographs of evidentiary value
2
: conducted so that evidence may be presented
an evidentiary hearing
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His lawyers have asked the judge to hold an evidentiary hearing that could unfold like the dayslong hearing held last month in Mangione’s state case, where prosecutors from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office laid out details of how Mangione’s arrest unfolded.
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Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Cruz also pressed his Democratic colleagues to join a bipartisan request for the DOJ to turn over the evidentiary basis for the subpoenas, arguing transparency was necessary to assess whether the secrecy orders were justified.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
Pokorny was ordered to return to court in two weeks, either to be arraigned on a fresh indictment or to appear for that evidentiary hearing.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
The firm’s practice focuses on personal injury, wrongful death, and criminal defense matters—areas of law where procedural precision, evidentiary standards, and trial readiness are critical.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
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Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Cruz also pressed his Democratic colleagues to join a bipartisan request for the DOJ to turn over the evidentiary basis for the subpoenas, arguing transparency was necessary to assess whether the secrecy orders were justified.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
Pokorny was ordered to return to court in two weeks, either to be arraigned on a fresh indictment or to appear for that evidentiary hearing.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
The firm’s practice focuses on personal injury, wrongful death, and criminal defense matters—areas of law where procedural precision, evidentiary standards, and trial readiness are critical.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
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evidentiary
adjective
ev·i·den·tia·ry
ˌe-və-ˈden-chə-rē, -chē-ˌer-ē
1
: being, relating to, or affording evidence
photographs of evidentiary value
2
: conducted so that evidence may be presented
an evidentiary hearing
evidentiarily
adverb
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