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exhibit

exhibit

77 5.7
An object or document used in court as evidence at a trial
  • noun
  • /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/
  • Jargon
translation icon : prueba
  • The judge says, what exhibit is this, Miss Haba?
  • trial exhibits
  • exhibit 2
  • exhibit 3

Just I mean, this is just exhibit A for hypocrisy.

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Examples

  • Your Honor, I offer into evidence this photograph as People's Exhibit 3-A.

  • - I enter into the record, the insurance policy as exhibit C.

  • Your Honor, this is my best exhibit of all.

  • If there is no objection, the exhibit will be received in evidence.

  • Langwiser introduced a photo taken by a fingerprint technician as an exhibit, and it was shown to the jury.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The prosecutor presented this document as an important exhibit during the trial.

  • The defense attorney submitted the witness statement as an exhibit for the jury to consider.

  • During the hearing, the judge carefully reviewed the photograph that was marked as an exhibit.

Synonyms

documentation
vsexhibit
87 4.3

Documents that show proof of a fact or claim

is the specific item produced and identified in court as formal evidence

Compounds

8 3.0

A public display of art in a gallery or museum

A museum display that shows dinosaur bones and life-size models

How Relevant

key evidence
5 3.7
evidence
1.8
exhibit
  • Jargon
77 5.7
document
2.0
object
739 1.0

Surface Forms

exhibit singular
exhibits plural

Etymology

Exhibit comes from Latin parts ex- 'out' and habere 'to hold', so it meant 'hold out' or 'show'. In a court, an exhibit is something 'held out' as proof, so the origin helps remember it is evidence shown to others.