#rule_of_evidence a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved
supertype: prescript__rule prescribed guide for conduct or action
subtype: best_evidence_rule a rule of evidence requiring that to prove the content of a writing or recording or photograph the original is required
subtype: estoppel a rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled
subtype: exclusionary_rule a rule that provides that otherwise admissible evidence cannot be used in a criminal trial if it was the result of illegal police conduct
subtype: fruit_of_the_poisonous_tree a rule that once primary evidence is determined to have been illegally obtained any secondary evidence following from it may also not be used
subtype: hearsay_rule__hearsayrule a rule that declares not admissible as evidence any statement other than that by a witness
subtype: parol_evidence_rule a rule that oral evidence cannot be used to contradict the terms of a written contract
subtype: res_ipsa_loquitur a rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened
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