Scientific Evidence (law)
This article is about the legal concept. For scientific evidence in pure science, see Scientific evidence.
In law, scientific evidence is evidence derived from scientific knowledge or techniques. Most forensic evidence, including genetic evidence, is scientific evidence.
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Famous quotes containing the words scientific and/or evidence:
“Men, forever tempted to lift the veil of the future—with the aid of computers or horoscopes or the intestines of sacrificial animals—have a worse record to show in these “sciences” than in almost any scientific endeavor.”
—Hannah Arendt (1906–1975)
“Analysis is more likely to adjust evidence than to adjust itself.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)