'Material evidence' definitions:

Definition of 'Material evidence'

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  • Material \Ma*te"ri*al\, a. [L. materialis, fr. materia stuff, matter: cf. F. mat['e]riel. See Matter, and cf. Mat['e]riel.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies. [1913 Webster]
  • The material elements of the universe. --Whewell. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Hence: Pertaining to, or affecting, the physical nature of man, as distinguished from the mental or moral nature; relating to the bodily wants, interests, and comforts; as, material well-being; material comforts. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Of solid or weighty character; not insubstantial; of consequence; not be dispensed with; important; significant. [1913 Webster]
  • Discourse, which was always material, never trifling. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
  • I shall, in the account of simple ideas, set down only such as are most material to our present purpose. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Logic.) Pertaining to the matter, as opposed to the form, of a thing. See Matter. [1913 Webster]
  • Material cause. See under Cause.
  • Material evidence (Law), evidence which conduces to the proof or disproof of a relevant hypothesis. --Wharton. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Corporeal; bodily; important; weighty; momentous; essential. [1913 Webster]