Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

after-discovered evidence

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.58 in modern English

Syllables: af-ter-dis-cov-ered ev-i-dence
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Evidence discovered after a legal decision has been reached. A party may attempt to have the decision reversed using this evidence. They must first prove that the evidence could not have been discovered until after the decision was reached.

American usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

""After-discovered evidence that a cap...identified as belonging to the accused who was convicted, belonged to another...who had a similar gun, motive and opportunity, and admitted to several that he had committed the crime, held ground for a new trial." Hines v. Commonwealth. June 14, 1923. p. 365 §4"

Usage

American usage
Uncountable

Synonyms

newly-discovered evidence

Questions

What does after-discovered evidence mean?: Evidence discovered after a legal decision has been reached. A party may attempt to have the decision reversed using this evidence. They must first prove that the evidence could not have been discovered until after the decision was reached.

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