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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Since then, the brothers’ defense lawyers have filed a motion for an evidentiary hearing to put Quigley on the stand, in an effort to potentially dismiss their case for prosecutorial misconduct.
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
During a June 2025 evidentiary hearing, the city of Torrington submitted an objection to the application as defective for lack of notice, records show.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
That included his call for an evidentiary hearing on his claims that a prison lockdown prevented him access to legal documents and equipment needed to work on his case.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Further compounding the issue is the astronomical cost of investigational product of research, driven upward over decades by escalating evidentiary standards, increasingly complex trial designs, and entrenched operational inefficiencies.
—Elise Felicione, STAT, 26 Feb. 2026
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
During a June 2025 evidentiary hearing, the city of Torrington submitted an objection to the application as defective for lack of notice, records show.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
That included his call for an evidentiary hearing on his claims that a prison lockdown prevented him access to legal documents and equipment needed to work on his case.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Further compounding the issue is the astronomical cost of investigational product of research, driven upward over decades by escalating evidentiary standards, increasingly complex trial designs, and entrenched operational inefficiencies.
—Elise Felicione, STAT, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Evidentiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evidentiary. Accessed 10 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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