hearsay

• Информация, полученная от других людей, которую невозможно должным образом подтвердить; слух.

Information received from other people that one cannot adequately substantiate; rumor.

1. Based on rumorB2formal

   Information that is not based on direct knowledge but on what others have said.

   Основанный на слухах

   • The court dismissed the hearsay evidence as unreliable.
   • His story was based on hearsay, not facts.
   • Hearsay accounts of the event spread quickly through the town.

   Synonymsanecdotalreportedsecondhandunsubstantiatedunverified

   Antonymsauthenticconfirmeddirectverified

• Существительное, обозначающее информацию или утверждения, услышанные от другого человека, а не полученные из личного опыта или знаний; часто считается ненадёжным или недопустимым в качестве доказательства в юридическом контексте.

A noun referring to information or statements that are heard from another person rather than from direct knowledge or experience, often considered unreliable or inadmissible as evidence in legal contexts.

uncountable

1. Unverified rumorB2formal

   Information that is heard from someone else but not confirmed as true.

   Слух

   • The story is based on hearsay, not on evidence.
   • You shouldn't believe everything you hear; it's just hearsay.
   • The court dismissed the testimony as hearsay.

   Synonymsbuzzgossiprumorscuttlebutttalkword

   Antonymsevidencefactproof

2. GossipB2informal

   Casual talk about other people's affairs, often unsubstantiated.

   Слухи

   • I don't pay attention to office hearsay.
   • The news spread through hearsay before the official announcement.
   • He dismissed the rumors as mere hearsay.

   Synonymsgossiprumorscuttlebutttalktittle-tattle

   Antonymsevidencefact