Hearsay

Hearsay is something that a person has to know only from stories of others.

Colloquially means the saying that is just hearsay, one can not rely on this communication. The German expression is roughly equivalent to the Latin phrase relata Refero.

The German legal system, the term " witness hearsay ". The probative value of such a witness is particularly critical to examine how the German Federal Constitutional Court on 19 July 1995 - in connection with the fairness of the proceedings pursuant to § 261 Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Article 20, paragraph 3 of the Basic Law - ruled.