This type of legal evidence is unverified, unofficial & not part of one's direct knowledge
The law therefore finds it 
necessary to subject this form of evidence to "scrutiny or analysis calculated to... [DOC] [TLE] hearsay rule - Law dictionary [PAR] n: a rule barring the admission of hearsay as evidence  The hearsay rule is 
stated in ... Hearsay in English law  History of the ruleThe rules of hearsay 
began to form properly in the ... 1. unverified, unofficial information gained or 
acquired from another and not part of one s direct knowledge: I pay no attention 
to hearsay.