Simple English definitions for legal terms
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Information and belief, on: This means that someone is making a statement based on information they heard from someone else and they believe it to be true. It's like when you tell your friend something you heard from another friend and you believe it to be true, even though you didn't see it happen yourself.
Definition: When someone makes an allegation or assertion based on secondhand information that they believe to be true.
Example 1: Sarah told me that John stole the money from the cash register, information and belief, on.
Example 2: According to my friend, the new restaurant in town has amazing food, information and belief, on.
These examples illustrate how someone is making a statement based on information they received from someone else. They believe the information to be true, but they did not witness it themselves. This phrase is often used in legal contexts to indicate that the person making the statement is not claiming to have firsthand knowledge of the situation.
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