admissibility

evidence

Facts supporting truth

• testimonySworn statement as evidence
• hearsayUnverified secondhand information
• objectionExpression of disapproval

ruling · sustained · overruled · witness · deposition · affidavit · discovery · subpoena · burden of proof · cross-examination

proof

Demonstration of truth

• exhibitItem publicly displayed
• documentationWritten proof or instructions
• testimonySworn statement as evidence

authentication · corroboration · forensic · witness statement · chain of custody · exculpatory · incriminating · circumstantial · demonstrative · documentary

standards

Accepted levels of quality

• requirementsNecessary conditions for something
• qualificationsProof of competence
• prerequisitesNecessary prior conditions

conditions · eligibility · thresholds · guidelines · specifications · parameters · limitations · constraints · benchmarks · protocols

pertinence

Quality of being applicable

• applicabilityDegree of fitness
• materialityState of being consequential
• germanenessQuality of being applicable

appropriateness · connection · bearing · significance · suitability · relation · fitness · appositeness · weight

inclusion

Being made part

• entryAccess or submission
• accessRight to enter
• enrollmentAct of registering officially

membership · registration · qualification · clearance · authorization · approval · welcome · integration · matriculation · immigration

• criminal trialarraignment, defense attorney, courtroom, criminal trial, prosecutor
• evidenceevidence, evidence bag, circumstantial evidence, proof, findings
• trial proceedingsopening statements, closing arguments, cross-examination, objections, sustained
• court proceduresbail hearings, civil procedure, bench trials, criminal procedure, jury instructions
• expert testimonyexpert witness, expert opinion, court testimony, forensic testimony, forensic expert
• war crimescrimes against humanity, Nuremberg, war crimes tribunals, prisoner abuse, war criminals