🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

反证

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fǎnzhèng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Contrapreuve/kɒntrəˈpruːv/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"律师提出了有力的反证。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Evidence that contradicts or challenges the validity of other evidence.

    "The lawyer presented a strong contrapreuve that undermined the witness's credibility."
  2. 2

    In legal terms, it refers to a rebuttal or counter-evidence in a court case.

    "The defense team was prepared with contrapreuve to counter the prosecution's claims."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'contrapreuve' originates from French, combining 'contra-' meaning 'against' and 'preuve' meaning 'proof'. It has evolved in legal contexts to refer to evidence that contradicts or challenges the validity of other evidence.

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