direct evidence

American  

noun

1. evidence of a witness who testifies to the truth of the fact to be proved (circumstantial evidence ).

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direct evidence British  

noun

1. law evidence, usually the testimony of a witness, directly relating to the fact in dispute Compare circumstantial evidence

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Example Sentences

Parnell demanded Financial Times retract the report, but did not provide direct evidence that the report was false.

From Salon

"My big issue was what I called 'the bystander effect', which I've direct evidence of," she said.

From BBC

"With the dating of this extremely ancient rock art in Sulawesi, we now have the oldest direct evidence for the presence of modern humans along this northern migration corridor into Sahul," Professor Joannes-Boyau said.

From Science Daily

Published March 19 in Science, the research provides the oldest direct evidence of plate movement, dating back 3.5 billion years.

From Science Daily

It was put to Kemp that he had "no direct evidence" that Adams was involved.

From BBC