evidentiary

American  

[ev-i-den-shuh-ree] / ˌɛv ɪˈdɛn ʃə ri /

adjective

1. evidential.

2. Law. pertaining to or constituting evidence.

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Other Word Forms

• nonevidentiary adjective

Etymology

Origin of evidentiary

1800–10; < Latin ēvidenti ( a ) evidence + -ary

Example Sentences

He dismissed statements from prosecution witnesses as "assumption layered upon hearsay" and urged the judging panel to give them "negligible evidentiary weight".

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

“Companies cannot plan for shifting evidentiary standards from the FDA, and many will be unable to raise the capital needed to meet those evolving standards,” they wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Judge William Fitzpatrick ordered interim US Attorney for Eastern Virginia Lindsey Halligan to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, noting that the evidentiary relief sought by his lawyers was “rarely granted.”

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2025

We begin with data, test hypotheses against it, and accept only conclusions that clear a very high evidentiary bar.

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2025

"The State doesn’t bear the burden of presenting a case in these proceedings, Your Honor; we do. This isn't a criminal trial but a postconviction evidentiary hearing."

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson