ev·i·dence /ˈɛvɪdəns/
1. your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
2. an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear"
synset: evidence
3. (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
synset: evidence
1. provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness"
synset: attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence
2. provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
synset: testify, bear_witness, prove, evidence, show
3. give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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