grapevine vs hearsay

grapevine

noun
  • An informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip. 

  • A leglock. 

  • The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow. 

  • A move in which the feet are alternately placed in front of each other, while both remaining on the ice or ground, incorporating half-turns. 

  • A rumor. 

verb
  • To restrain in a leglock. 

hearsay

noun
  • Information that was heard by one person about another that cannot be adequately substantiated. 

  • Evidence based on the reports of others, which is normally inadmissible because it was not made under oath, rather than on personal knowledge. 

  • An out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted, which is normally inadmissible because it is not subject to cross-examination unless the hearsay statement falls under one of a number of exceptions. 

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