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How to pronounce hearsay in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms rumor, rumour
Type of comment, gossip, scuttlebutt
Type Words


hearsay information.

Examples of hearsay

hearsay
Assuming that you are relying on facts and not hearsay, you need to take action.
From the dailynews.com
The department is also discouraging the use of overheard statements and hearsay.
From the abcnews.go.com
Many times, families are torn asunder based on unproven allegations and hearsay.
From the ocregister.com
For example, it allows hearsay evidence and, in some cases, coerced confessions.
From the latimes.com
Come on The Economist you can do better than waffling about rumour and hearsay.
From the economist.com
Kindlon argued it was hearsay testimony and shouldn't have been allowed at trial.
From the timesunion.com
This is a policy made on hearsay and assumptions, not proper facts or analysis.
From the metro.co.uk
If it's hearsay, I'd rather it be attributed as such instead of stated as fact.
From the en.wikipedia.org
They don't go a lot on hearsay and how a player is supposed to be, good or bad.
From the denverpost.com
More examples
  • Heard through another rather than directly; "hearsay information"
  • Rumor: gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
  • Hearsay is information gathered by one person from another concerning some event, condition, or thing of which the first person had no direct experience. When submitted as evidence, such statements are called hearsay evidence. ...
  • Hear'Say were a British pop group. They were created through the ITV reality TV show Popstars in February 2001, the first UK series of the international Popstars franchise. The group, who were signed to Polydor Records, originally consisted of Danny Foster, Myleene Klass, Kym Marsh, Suzanne Shaw, and Noel Sullivan...
  • Hearsay is a 1986 album by R&B musician Alexander O'Neal. The album peaked at #29 on the "Billboard 200" and reached #2 on "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". The album launched seven charting singles in the UK. ...
  • The Firm is a 1991 legal thriller and the second novel by John Grisham. It was his first widely recognized book, and in 1993, was made into a film starring Tom Cruise. Grisham's first novel, A Time to Kill, was successful but did not bring the author the attention of the general public.
  • "Hearsay" is the title track of Alexander O'Neal's 2nd album Hearsay which was released in 1987. The original track from the album wasn't released as a single but in 1989, a remixed version was released in the UK Singles Chart and it became a minor hit, reaching #56.
  • Information that was heard by one person about another; evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge; normally inadmissible because not made under oath; evidence: an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted; normally inadmissible ...
  • A statement made outside of the hearing. Most hearsay evidence is not allowed as evidence in court.