photo evidence
Pictures proving something
Photo evidence is a photograph or set of photographs offered as proof that something happened or exists.
The term appears frequently in legal, journalistic, and investigative contexts: The detective presented photo evidence of the suspect at the scene.
In casual use, it often means pictures that confirm a claim: I need photo evidence that you actually went to the gym.
- proofDemonstration of truth
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- snapshotInformal photograph taken quickly
- forensicPertaining to legal investigation
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
testimony · exhibit · beyond reasonable doubt · camera · security camera · body cam footage · witness · court · investigation · fingerprint · chain of custody · surveillance · capture · image · record · detective · clue · timestamp
- evidenceproof, admissible, findings, inadmissible, results
- incident reportsincident report, accident report, injury report, damage report, police report
- Private InvestigatorsPI, private detective, detective agency, gumshoe, shamus
- crime investigationdetective, whodunit, investigation, detectives, investigator
- forensic evidencefingerprints, DNA, blood, DNA testing, bloodstains
photo evidencehearsay
Unverified secondhand information
secondhand account · oral testimony · anecdotal evidence · rumor · word of mouth
photo evidencespeculation
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
hearsay · conjecture · supposition · false memory · fabrication
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