direct evidence

1. 1.

   evidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly related to the fact in dispute

   Antonymscircumstantial evidence

   Broaderevidence

   law

Questions about direct evidence

What does direct evidence mean?

direct evidence means "evidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly related to the fact in dispute".

What is the opposite of direct evidence?

The recorded antonyms are circumstantial evidence.

Is direct evidence a common word?

direct evidence is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.