直ちょく接せつ証しょう拠こ

noun

direct evidence

Legal term for evidence that directly proves a fact without inference, as opposed to circumstantial evidence (間接証拠).

See also: 間接証拠

• 裁さい判ばんでは、直ちょく接せつ証しょう拠こが最もっとも重じゅう視しされる。

  In a trial, direct evidence is given the most weight.

• 目もく撃げき証しょう言げんは直ちょく接せつ証しょう拠この一いっ種しゅだ。

  Eyewitness testimony is a type of direct evidence.