Extrinsic evidence

Definition
1 : evidence regarding an agreement that is not included in the written version of the agreement
A court may use extrinsic evidence to make sense of an ambiguity in a writing subject to some limitations.
2 : evidence about a witness's character obtained from the testimony of other witnesses rather than from cross-examination of the witness himself or herself
A witness may not be impeached by the use of extrinsic evidence.

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