Positive Evidence
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
That which, if believed, establishes the truth or falsehood of a fact in issue, and does not arise from any presumption. It is distinguished from circumstantial evidence (q. v.) 3 Bouv. Inst, note 3057.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
That which, if believed, establishes the truth or falsehood of a fact in issue, and does not arise from any presumption. It is distinguished from circumstantial evidence. 3 Bouvier, Inst n. 3057.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Direct proof of the fact or point in issue ; evidence which, if believed, establishes the truth or falsehood of a fact in issue, and does not arise from any presumption. It is distinguished from circumstantial evidence. 3 Bouv. Inst, no. 3057; Cooper v. Holmes, 71 Md. 20, 17 Atl. 711; Davis v. Curry, 2 Bibb (Ky) 239; Com. v. Webster, 5 Cush. (Mass.) 310, 52 Am. Dec. 711,
Defined under Evidence in Black's Law Dictionary.