Circumstantial Evidence

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What is Circumstantial Evidence?

Evidence that consists of a fact or set of facts which, if proven, will support the creation of an inference that the matter asserted is true. Evidence that relies on an inference to connect it to a conclusion of fact—such as a fingerprint at the scene of a crime.

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