withheld evidence
Hidden trial material
Withheld evidence is proof or information that one party in a legal proceeding has concealed from the other side or from the court.
Prosecutors who withhold evidence favorable to defendants violate constitutional requirements: The conviction was overturned because of withheld evidence.
The term extends beyond courtrooms to any situation where relevant facts are deliberately kept hidden.
- suppressedForcibly held down
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- hiddenKept out of sight
- under wrapsDeliberately kept hidden
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
perjury · gag order · coverup · redacted · classified · sealed · sealed records · testimony · material witness · documents · paper trail · chain of custody · discovery · subpoena · tampering · destroyed · shredded · prosecution
- injusticeinjustice, inequality, discrimination, bias, prejudice