corroborating evidence

/kəˈrɑbəˌreɪtɪŋ ˈɛvədəns/

Other forms: corroborating evidences

Corroborating evidence is a collection of facts and information that backs up someone's story. In a court of law, corroborating evidence is used to uphold the testimony of witnesses.

If you swear before a judge that you saw a suspect in front of a convenience store at a certain time, the store's security video might be corroborating evidence for your testimony. If you accuse your neighbor of denting the door of your car, a corresponding dent in her bumper could be corroborating evidence. Something that's corroborating confirms or gives legal support, and evidence is proof.

Definitions of corroborating evidence

1. noun

   additional evidence or evidence of different kind that supports a proof already offered in a proceeding
   type of:

   evidence

   (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved