状じょう況きょう証しょう拠こ

noun

circumstantial evidence

Legal term for evidence that relies on inference to connect it to a conclusion of fact. Often contrasted with direct evidence (直接証拠).

• 状じょう況きょう証しょう拠こだけで有ゆう罪ざいにするのは難むずかしい。

  It's difficult to convict someone on circumstantial evidence alone.

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