corroborating evidence
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6.1
- noun
- /kəˈrɑːbəˌreɪtɪŋ ˈɛvɪdəns/
- Formal
:
prueba corroborativa
- In the trial, the lawyer presented corroborating evidence that confirmed the witness's testimony.
- find corroborating evidence
Examples
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Judges have started hearing the same story repeatedly, and it can be difficult to separate truth from fiction without corroborating evidence.
Academic text (2017) -
Is there any corroborating evidence?
Fiction book (2000) -
There was no corroborating evidence, so no charges were brought.
Academic text (1991) -
Other studies have found limited corroborating evidence.
Academic text (2000) -
Without corroborating evidence, I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt on that one.
Blog text (26) -
Without substantial corroborating evidence, the expert may be forced to base her opinion solely on the interviews of the parties.
Academic text (2016) -
The third study supplied corroborating evidence from more general (normal) areas of eating behavior.
Academic text (1995) -
However, these historians need to supply corroborating evidence to suggest that Harper deliberately planted the junior college idea in California.
Academic text (1995) -
In any case, in the absence of corroborating evidence, even the most skilled clinician cannot evaluate the truth of drug-induced statements.
Academic text (1993) -
Following the release of the results, coupled with clinically confirmed diagnoses and corroborating evidence of exposure, hundreds of former employees and their families received compensation for occupational diseases that had previously gone unrecognised.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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2.0
Information that shows something is true
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3.9
Extra proof that shows something is correct
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8.5
Evidence that supports a statement, for example documents or witness testimony
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7.9
Evidence that shows a claim or idea is true
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase literally means 'evidence that corroborates'—i.e., evidence that supports or confirms other evidence—and this interpretation follows directly from the meanings of 'corroborate' and 'evidence'. The participial modifier + noun construction is a standard, compositional pattern (common across languages and legal registers), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should be able to understand it.
Etymology
Corroborating evidence gives the image of one piece of evidence that 'backs up' another, like adding a second beam to make a bridge stronger. So, corroborating evidence means proof that 'supports' or 'confirms' an earlier claim.