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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Perry gave prosecutors until March 31 to make their redactions to the indictment and confer with the defense on other evidentiary issues.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
In November, Exum returned to Chicago for an evidentiary hearing.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
The judge's ruling sets the stage for the next phase of the case, a series of evidentiary hearings to determine whether the attorney's fees requested by the former defendants are reasonable.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Courts are deliberative places, where there are briefing schedules and hundreds of pages of evidentiary documents and lengthy rulings citing hundreds of years of case law.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
In November, Exum returned to Chicago for an evidentiary hearing.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
The judge's ruling sets the stage for the next phase of the case, a series of evidentiary hearings to determine whether the attorney's fees requested by the former defendants are reasonable.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Courts are deliberative places, where there are briefing schedules and hundreds of pages of evidentiary documents and lengthy rulings citing hundreds of years of case law.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 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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