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v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Evicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Evicting. ] [ L. evictus, p. p. of evincere to overcome completely, evict. See Evince. ] 1. (Law) To dispossess by a judicial process; to dispossess by paramount right or claim of such right; to eject; to oust. [ 1913 Webster ]

The law of England would speedily evict them out of their possession. Sir. J. Davies. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To evince; to prove. [ Obs. ] Cheyne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. evictio: cf. F. éviction. ] 1. The act or process of evicting; or state of being evicted; the recovery of lands, tenements, etc., from another's possession by due course of law; dispossession by paramount title or claim of such title; ejectment; ouster. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Conclusive evidence; proof. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Full eviction of this fatal truth. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Evidenced p. pr. & vb. n. Evidencing ] To render evident or clear; to prove; to evince; as, to evidence a fact, or the guilt of an offender. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. évidence, L. Evidentia. See Evident. ] 1. That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the evidence of our senses; evidence of the truth or falsehood of a statement. [ 1913 Webster ]

Faith is . . . the evidence of things not seen. Heb. xi. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

O glorious trial of exceeding love
Illustrious evidence, example high. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who bears witness. [ R. ] “Infamous and perjured evidences.” Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) That which is legally submitted to competent tribunal, as a means of ascertaining the truth of any alleged matter of fact under investigation before it; means of making proof; -- the latter, strictly speaking, not being synonymous with evidence, but rather the effect of it. Greenleaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

Circumstantial evidence,
Conclusive evidence, etc. See under Circumstantial, Conclusive, etc. --
Crown's evidence,
King's evidence, or
Queen's evidence, evidence for the crown, in English courts; equivalent to state's evidence in American courts. [ Eng. ] --
State's evidence, evidence for the government or the people. [ U. S. ] --
To turn King's evidence
To turn Queen's evidence, or
To turn State's evidence, to confess a crime and give evidence against one's accomplices.

Syn. -- Testimony; proof. See Testimony. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who gives evidence. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. évinent, l. evidens, -entis; e out + videns, p. pr. of videre to see. See Vision. ] Clear to the vision; especially, clear to the understanding, and satisfactory to the judgment; as, the figure or color of a body is evident to the senses; the guilt of an offender can not always be made evident. [ 1913 Webster ]

Your honor and your goodness is so evident. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

And in our faces evident the signs
Of foul concupiscence. Milton.

Syn. -- Manifest; plain; clear; obvious; visible; apparent; conclusive; indubitable; palpable; notorious. See Manifest. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to, or affording, evidence; indicative; especially, relating to the evidences of Christianity. Bp. Fleetwood. “Evidential tracks.” Earle.. -- Ev`i*den"tial*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. Furnishing evidence; asserting; proving; evidential. [ 1913 Webster ]

When a fact is supposed, although incorrectly, to be evidentiary of, or a mark of, some other fact. J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]