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documentary evidence noun[ U ] uk /dɒk.jəˌmen.tər.i ˈev.ɪ.dəns/ us /dɑː.kjəˌmen.t̬ɚ.i ˈev.ɪ.dəns/ written documents that give reasons for believing that something is or is not true: Unfortunately, there was no documentary evidence to support her case. Human rights campaigners have discovered documentary evidence of torture.人权活动家们已经发现了刑讯逼供的书面证据。 Campaigners now have compelling documentary evidence of the human rights abuses that they had been alleging for several years.人权运动者数年来一直声称存在践踏人权的现象,而现在他们已经掌握了令人信服的书面证据。 Much of the documentary evidence against her had been destroyed before she was arrested. Documentary evidence suggests that potatoes were already being imported to Spain in the late sixteenth century. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Proving and disproving acid test actions speak louder than wordsidiom anti-sexist attest authenticate demonstrable demonstrably demonstration of something dispel disprove non-evidence probatory proof positive provability provable verify vindicate vindication vindicative vindicatory |