In the law of evidence, the phrase information and belief identifies a statement that is made, not from firsthand knowledge, but "based on secondhand information that the declarant believes is true".[1]
The phrase is often used in legal pleadings, declarations under penalty of perjury, and affidavits under oath.[2] It is often used in a phrase similar to: "The plaintiff is informed and believes, and upon such information and belief alleges".[3] This "protects the maker of the statement from claims of outright falsehood or perjury".[2]
information, belief, evidence, phrase, information, belief, identifies, statement, that, made, from, firsthand, knowledge, based, secondhand, information, that, declarant, believes, true, phrase, often, used, legal, pleadings, declarations, under, penalty, per. In the law of evidence the phrase information and belief identifies a statement that is made not from firsthand knowledge but based on secondhand information that the declarant believes is true 1 The phrase is often used in legal pleadings declarations under penalty of perjury and affidavits under oath 2 It is often used in a phrase similar to The plaintiff is informed and believes and upon such information and belief alleges 3 This protects the maker of the statement from claims of outright falsehood or perjury 2 References edit Bryan A Garner ed Black s Law Dictionary 783 7th ed 1999 cited in 1 a b Lehman Jeffrey Phelps Shirelle 2005 West s Encyclopedia of American Law Vol 5 2 ed Detroit Thomson Gale p 396 ISBN 9780787663742 The Southeastern reporter Volume 108 nbsp This legal term article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Information and belief amp oldid 1145171436, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
