Both Uses
circumstantial evidence
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
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- I had no fear, therefore, that any circumstantial evidence could be brought forward strong enough to convict her.†
p. 81.5 *circumstantial evidence = evidence that can suggest something, but does not prove it
- "That evidence," he observed, "was hardly required in so glaring a case, but I am glad of it, and, indeed, none of our judges like to condemn a criminal upon circumstantial evidence, be it ever so decisive."†
p. 87.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(circumstantial evidence) evidence that can suggest something, but does not prove itFor example, if someone’s fingerprints are on a window that was broken during a burglary, that can suggest they were there. But it doesn’t prove they broke in—maybe they touched the window earlier for an innocent reason.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)