Statement vs Hearsay - What's the difference?
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A declaration or remark.
A presentation of opinion or position.
(finance) A document that summarizes financial activity.
(computing) An instruction in a computer program.
To provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the UK a Statement of Special Educational Needs.
information that was heard by one person about another
(legal) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge; normally inadmissible because not made under oath
(legal) evidence: an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted; normally inadmissible because not subject to cross-examination, unless the hearsay statement falls under one of the many exceptions
Statement is a related term of hearsay.
As nouns the difference between statement and hearsay
is that statement is a declaration or remark while hearsay is information that was heard by one person about another.As a verb statement
is to provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the uk a statement of special educational needs.statement
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Etymology 1
From .Noun
(en noun)- a bank statement