다른 사람으로부터 전해 들은, 충분한 근거를 확인하기 어려운 정보나 소문.
Information or news received from other people that one cannot adequately substantiate; rumor.
예문:
"You should not base your entire judgment on mere hearsay without checking the facts."
"The journalist refused to publish the article because the source's claims were based on hearsay."
"Much of what we know about their private lives is nothing more than hearsay."
법정에서 증인이 자신이 직접 경험한 것이 아니라 타인에게서 들은 내용을 진술하는 것, 또는 그러한 증거.
The report of another person's words by a witness, which is usually disallowed as evidence in a court of law.
예문:
"The judge ruled that the witness's statement was inadmissible hearsay."
"Hearsay evidence is generally excluded because the original speaker cannot be cross-examined."
직접적인 지식이 아니라 타인으로부터 얻어들은 정보에 기초한.
Consisting of or based on information received from others rather than direct knowledge.
예문:
"He only had hearsay knowledge of the event, as he wasn't there himself."
"The committee dismissed the hearsay reports as unreliable for the investigation."