hearsay rule

American  

noun

Law.

1. the rule making hearsay evidence inadmissible.

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Example Sentences

It is not clear whether such notes would be admissible at trial under the so-called hearsay rule.

From New York Times

For example, there's an exception to the hearsay rule for “a statement describing or explaining an event or condition, made while or immediately after the declarant perceived it.”

From Washington Post

The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports the Supreme Court ruled last week that the woman’s statements were made for the purposes of medical diagnosis or treatment and such statements are an exception to the hearsay rule.

From Seattle Times

The D.C. justices applied the hearsay rule more strictly than the judges had in the Maryland courts and disallowed much of the favorable testimony used in Ned’s case.

From Washington Post

At issue is a hearsay rule that prosecutors say allows them to establish that a case can be taken to trial without calling the alleged victim to the witness stand.

From Washington Post