English-German translations for hearsay

• Hörensagen das
  Herr Präsident! Das Hörensagen kann etwas Gefährliches sein. Mr President, hearsay can be dangerous.
  Statt im Interesse unserer Bürgerinnen und Bürger zusammenzuarbeiten, beschäftigen wir uns mit Hörensagen, Manipulationen und einer politischen Schlammschlacht. Instead of working together in the interests of our citizens, we are dealing with hearsay, manipulations and a war of political mud-slinging.
  Unser Bericht basiert auf Hörensagen und Indizien, dennoch wird darin geurteilt und sogar verurteilt, wobei der Beschuldigte seine Unschuld beweisen muss. Our report is based on hearsay and circumstantial evidence, but it makes judgments and even passes sentence with the burden on the accused of proving his innocence.
• Gerücht das
• Ruf der

Definition of hearsay

• Information that was heard by one person about another that cannot be adequately substantiated
• An out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted, which is normally inadmissible because it is not subject to cross-examination unless the hearsay statement falls under one of a number of exceptions

Related words

• rehearsal
• rehearsal dinner
• dress rehearsal
• final rehearsal
• costume rehearsal
• by hearsay