Counterevidence

/ˌkaʊntərˈɛvɪdəns/ noun

Definition

Facts, proofs, or information that contradicts or opposes other evidence presented in a case or argument.

Etymology

From counter- + evidence (from Latin evidentia, meaning 'clarity' or 'obviousness'). Used primarily in legal and scientific contexts where opposing sides present differing proof.

Kelly Says

In courts, presenting counterevidence can completely flip a case—a famous example is DNA evidence that exonerated innocent people who had been convicted based on eyewitness testimony from decades earlier.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ተቃራኒ ማረጋጋ
təkʷa-rani ma-rɛ-ga-ga
ARالعربية
دليل معاكس
dali-l mu-ʿa-kas
BNবাংলা
বিরোধী প্রমাণ
bi-ro-dhi pr-ma-n
CACatalà
prova en contra
pro-va en kon-tra
CSČeština
protidůkaz
pro-ti-dookaz
DADansk
modbevis
moðˈbeˀvis
DEDeutsch
Gegenbeweis
ɡeːɡn̩bəˈvaɪs
ELΕλληνικά
αντιπαράδειγμα
an-ti-pa-ra-dei-gma
ESEspañol
contraprueba
kon-trap-ru-eba
FAفارسی
دلیل مخالف
dali-l mo-kha-lef
FISuomi
vastanäyttö
vɑstɑnæyttø
FRFrançais
contre-preuve
kɔ̃tʁə.pʁœv
GUGU
વિરોધી પુરાવો
vi-ro-dhi pu-ra-vo
HAHA
shaida mai karye
sha-i-da mai ka-rye
HEעברית
ראיה נגדית
re-ya ne-gdi-t
HIहिन्दी
विरोधी प्रमाण
vi-ro-dhi pr-ma-n
HUMagyar
ellentétel
ɛlːɛntɛteːl
IDBahasa Indonesia
bukti kontra
bu-kti kon-tra
IGIG
ihe ọzọ nke akaebe
i-he o-zo n-ke a-ka-ebe
ITItaliano
controprova
kon-tro-pɾo-va
JA日本語
反証
han-shō
KKKK
қарсы дәлел
qarsɯ dælɛl
KMKM
ភស្តុតាងប្រឆាំង
phastotang pracham
KO한국어
반증
ban-jeung
MRMR
विरोधी पुरावा
vi-ro-dhi pu-ra-va
MSBahasa Melayu
bukti balas
bu-kti ba-las
MYမြန်မာ
ဆန့်ကျင်သက်သေ
sain-kyin-theik-the
NLNederlands
tegenbewijs
te-gen-bɛˈʋijs
NONorsk
motbevis
moːtbeːvis
PAPA
ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਸਬੂਤ
vi-ro-dhi sa-bu-t
PLPolski
dowód przeciwny
dɔvud ˈpʂɛt͡ɕivnɨ
PTPortuguês
contraprova
kõtʁɐˈpɾɔvɐ
RORomână
probă contrară
pro-ba kon-tra-re
RUРусский
контрдовод
kɐntrˈdod
SVSvenska
motsatsbevis
mɔtsatsˈbeːvis
SWKiswahili
ushahidi wa kinyume
u-sha-hi-di wa ki-nyu-me
TAதமிழ்
எதிர் சான்று
e-thi-r sa-nru
TEతెలుగు
వ్యతిరేక సాక్ష్యం
vyati-rē-ka sa-ak-shyam
THไทย
หลักฐานที่ตรงกันข้าม
hak-tan thi tro-ngan-kham
TLTL
katibayan sa kabila
ka-ti-ba-yan sa ka-bi-la
TRTürkçe
karşı delil
kar-şı de-lil
UKУкраїнська
контрдовід
kɔntrˈdɔvid
URاردو
مخالف ثبوت
mukhālif saboot
VITiếng Việt
bằng chứng ngược
bă-ng chư-ng ngọc
YOYO
aṣẹ ti ọ̀rọ̀
a-se ti o-ro
ZH中文
反证
fǎn zhèng
ZUZU
ukuthakazela okwehlisa
u-ku-tha-ka-ze-la o-ku-we-hli-sa

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