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UK [ˈevɪd(ə)ns] / US [ˈevɪdəns] noun [uncountable]
Get it right: evidence:

Evidence is an uncountable noun, and so: ▪  it is never used in the plural ▪  it never comes after an or a number
Wrong: You need to balance the evidences from both sides.
Right: You need to balance the evidence from both sides.
Wrong: His response is an evidence of how insecure the government feels.
Right: His response is evidence of how insecure the government feels.
Wrong: This can be seen as one more evidence that women are in an inferior position.
Right: This can be seen as further evidence that women are in an inferior position.
1) facts or physical signs that help to prove something

Evidence shows that global warming is definitely occurring.

evidence of:

Doctors found no evidence of infection.

evidence that:

There is some evidence that the economy is improving.

evidence for/in support of/in favour of:

evidence for the existence of life on other planets

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Collocations:
Adjectives frequently used with evidence
▪  anecdotal, available, clear, compelling, conclusive, convincing, credible, documentary, empirical, hard, incontrovertible, irrefutable, overwhelming, scientific, strong, supporting
2)
a) facts, statements, or objects that help to prove whether or not someone has committed a crime

The police didn't have enough evidence to convict him.

They destroyed the evidence by flushing it down the toilet.

hard evidence (= definite evidence):

They are reluctant to prosecute without any hard evidence.

b) things that witnesses say in a court of law when they answer questions

In his evidence, he said that he had never met Mr Jones.

give evidence:

Kemp was never called to give evidence.

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Collocations:
Adjectives frequently used with evidence
▪  admissible, circumstantial, conclusive, incriminating, sufficient, supporting Verbs frequently used with evidence as the object ▪  collect, destroy, gather, produce

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