Report; rumor; fame; common talk; something heard from another.
Something that is not based upon the personal knowledge of a
witness. Witnesses who testify, for example, about something
they have heard, are offering hearsay by repeating information
about a matter of which they have no direct knowledge.
Information not personally seen or heard but based on something
heard or seen by someone else. Hearsay is not admissible as
evidence, because its truth cannot be tested by cross-
examination. (HEAR·say). The repeating of information heard from
someone else. Such information is inherently unreliable. A
statement made outside of the hearing. Most hearsay evidence is
not allowed as evidence in court. Testimony given by a witness
who relates what he or she has heard said by others, not what he
or she knows personally. a statement, other than one made by a
person while testifying at trial, that is used to prove the
truth of what was said in the statement. As a general rule,
hearsay is not admissible in court - howeve