adduce
/əˈdjuːs
/verb [with object]
Cite as evidence: a number of factors are adduced to explain the situation...
- This may occur when an accused adduces sufficient evidence to raise a doubt about his guilt but the jury is not convinced on a balance of probabilities that his account is true.
- No specific evidence has been adduced in respect of this allegation.
- A number of proposal forms were adduced in evidence to indicate the areas of concern to yacht insurers.
Derivatives
adducible
/ adjective ...- This name is placed amongst the exotic surnames because no Celtic or Scandinavian etymology appears to be adducible for it.
- We are naturally drawn to one passage of Saxon history, both from its interesting character, and the satisfactory evidence adducible for its main outline, - the history of St. Frideswide.
- There is much to be said on both sides of the argument about whether intercept evidence should be adducible in court; I continue to consider the matter carefully, and will be happy to take advice.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Latin adducere, from ad- 'towards' + ducere 'to lead'.
Rhymes
- Messenian
- Messer
- Messerschmidt
- Messerschmidt, Willy
- Messerschmitt
- mess hall
- Messiaen, Olivier
- messiah
- Messiah complex
- Messiah figure
- messiahship
- messianic
- Messianically
- Messianic complex
- messianism
- Messidor
- Messier, Charles
- Messieurs
- messily
- Messina
- Messina, Strait of
- Messinese
- messiness
- Messinian
- mess jacket