evidence

Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.

“There is no evidence that anyone was here earlier.”

Anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial.

One who bears witness.

A body of objectively verifiable facts that are positively indicative of, and/or exclusively concordant with, that one conclusion over any other.

To provide evidence for, or suggest the truth of.

“She was furious, as evidenced by her slamming the door.”