01 n. Report; rumor; fame; common talk; something heard from another.
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Report; rumor; fame; common talk; something heard from another.“Much of the obloquy that has so long rested on the memory of our great national poet originated in frivolous hearsays of his life and conversation.” — Prof. Wilson.
Phrases & compounds
Hearsay evidence —
that species of testimony which consists in a narration by one person of matters told him by another. It is, with a few exceptions, inadmissible as testimony.