rule of evidence

Questions about rule of evidence

What does rule of evidence mean?

rule of evidence means "(law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved".

Is rule of evidence a common word?

rule of 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.