旁证 (páng zhèng) — circumstantial evidence

Definition

Examples

• 法庭上，律师提出了很多旁证来支持他的论点。
  Fǎ tíng shàng, lǜ shī tí chū le hěn duō páng zhèng lái zhī chí tā de lùn diǎn.
  In court, the lawyer presented a lot of circumstantial evidence to support his argument.
• 只有旁证，没有直接证据，很难证明他有罪。
  Zhǐ yǒu páng zhèng, méi yǒu zhí jiē zhèng jù, hěn nán zhèng míng tā yǒu zuì.
  With only circumstantial evidence and no direct evidence, it's hard to prove he is guilty.
• 这个案件的旁证不足以定罪。
  Zhè ge àn jiàn de páng zhèng bù zú yǐ dìng zuì.
  The circumstantial evidence in this case is insufficient to convict.