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Evident

Defined in 1 dictionary — Anderson (1889)

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

Clear to the mind; obvious; plain; apparent; manifest; notorious; palpable. Under the constitutional provision that bail must be taken in capital cases except where the " proof is evident," bail will be denied if the evidence adduced on the application would sustain a verdict of murder in the first degree.*