circumstantial evidence
noun
proof of facts offered as evidence from which other facts are to be inferred (contrasted with direct evidence).
Also called
indirect evidence.
Origin of circumstantial evidence
First recorded in 1730–40
Words nearby circumstantial evidence
circumspection,
circumspective,
circumstance,
circumstanced,
circumstantial,
circumstantial evidence,
circumstantiality,
circumstantiate,
circumstellar,
circumterrestrial,
circumvallate
British Dictionary definitions for circumstantial evidence
circumstantial evidence
noun
indirect evidence that tends to establish a conclusion by inference
Compare direct evidence