状じょう況きょう証しょう拠こじょうきょうしょうこじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nouncircumstantial evidenceyojijukugo (four-character idiom)›Legal term for evidence that relies on inference to connect it to a conclusion of fact. Often contrasted with direct evidence (直接証拠).状じょう況きょう証しょう拠こだけで有ゆう罪ざいにするのは難むずかしい。Break this sentence down in the analyzerIt's difficult to convict someone on circumstantial evidence alone.検けん察さつ側がわは状じょう況きょう証しょう拠こを積つみ重かさねて立りっ証しょうしようとした。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThe prosecution tried to build a case by accumulating circumstantial evidence.See all 3 example sentences ›
