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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Criminal defense attorney Christopher Parente pointed to the messages as an indication Exum understood the high public scrutiny of the case and would have recognized the potential evidentiary value of this vehicle.
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Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Comey's attorneys are set to be back in court Wednesday over an evidentiary dispute issue related to materials that Comey's attorneys contend could include privileged information and that the government should be barred from reviewing.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2025
Theories about this abound—all have their evidentiary shortcomings—but Greenblatt agrees with a common one that sees Marlowe traveling to France and uncovering Catholic conspiracies against the Crown.
—Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
The judge said the defense and prosecution need additional time to complete discovery and file motions related to whether non-evidentiary hearings should be held remotely and whether the court should impose any restrictions on cameras in the courtroom.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Comey's attorneys are set to be back in court Wednesday over an evidentiary dispute issue related to materials that Comey's attorneys contend could include privileged information and that the government should be barred from reviewing.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2025
Theories about this abound—all have their evidentiary shortcomings—but Greenblatt agrees with a common one that sees Marlowe traveling to France and uncovering Catholic conspiracies against the Crown.
—Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
The judge said the defense and prosecution need additional time to complete discovery and file motions related to whether non-evidentiary hearings should be held remotely and whether the court should impose any restrictions on cameras in the courtroom.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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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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