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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This level of tamper-evidence deters bad actors and restores evidentiary confidence.
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Jason Crawforth, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Most judges cannot accommodate an evidentiary hearing the same day.
—Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025
While search operations continue around the clock, CCSO Detectives are further developing the criminal case, conducting follow up interviews, processing evidence, and reviewing data and analysis from evidentiary items sent to the crime lab for processing.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Her fantastical claims will be swiftly debunked as discovery moves forward, easily disproved with actual, evidentiary proof.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 12 May 2025
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Jason Crawforth, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Most judges cannot accommodate an evidentiary hearing the same day.
—Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025
While search operations continue around the clock, CCSO Detectives are further developing the criminal case, conducting follow up interviews, processing evidence, and reviewing data and analysis from evidentiary items sent to the crime lab for processing.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Her fantastical claims will be swiftly debunked as discovery moves forward, easily disproved with actual, evidentiary proof.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 12 May 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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