direct evidence

noun

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

direct evidence

noun

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

Example Sentences

The Al Jazeera journalist Tamer Almisshal contacted Citizen Lab after he received death threats about his work in January 2020, but Marczak’s team initially found no direct evidence of hacking on his iPhone.

From MIT Technology Review

Daugherty said while recent research from Oregon State University found a connection between logging and increases in muddy water, it did not provide direct evidence that logging causes problems for drinking water.

From ProPublica

So in June 2018, Watanabe returned to Lake Baikal, the world’s largest and oldest freshwater lake, to see if he could gather direct evidence that the seals were feeding on swarms of amphipods.

From Science News

After it lands in February 2021, it will be the first rover designed specifically to look for direct evidence of past or present organisms.

From Popular-Science

For decades, researchers have been searching for direct evidence to confirm their suspicions.

From Popular-Science

Despite a lack of direct evidence connecting animals and earthquakes, researchers continue to explore the connection.

From The Daily Beast

The answer is a resounding yes, at least in terms of direct evidence.

From The Daily Beast

None of these results, of course, gives direct evidence that Mars actually ever harbored life.

From The Daily Beast

“Juries usually prefer circumstantial evidence to direct evidence,” the judge said.

From The Daily Beast

He attached great importance to my direct evidence, and we underlined the parts I was to be particularly strong upon.

From Project Gutenberg

There is no direct evidence, however, to connect Tammuz's slayer with the boar which killed Adonis.

From Project Gutenberg

We have direct evidence thus far back as to the existence of the constellations.

From Project Gutenberg

It will be hard to bring such a man to justice, without some direct evidence against him, Rasco.

From Project Gutenberg

The novelty in its latest presentation is that an effort is made to bolster it up with what is claimed to be direct evidence.

From Project Gutenberg