indirect evidence

noun

1. circumstantial evidence.

Word History and Origins

Origin of indirect evidence¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

Cominsky said on top of the indirect evidence provided by numerous witnesses called by the prosecution, Cohen could add a potential description of Trump's direct role in the scheme.

From Salon

It was only a few years ago, though, that the first indirect evidence emerged that the various combinations of these force fields can indeed "distinguish" between the two mirror images of a molecule.

From Science Daily

The team found indirect evidence of cytoskeletons, as well as platy structures that suggest the presence of internal vesicles in which the plates were formed -- perhaps ancestral to Golgi bodies, present in modern eukaryotic cells.

From Science Daily

"So you have to rely on indirect evidence, what we call proxies. And those proxies are tough to work with because they are indirect."

From Science Daily

“A wealth of additional indirect evidence leads to the conclusion that an accidental lab leak was a most plausible scenario,” he said.

From Washington Times