uncorroborated
adjective
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Definition of uncorroborated
: not supported or made certain by evidence or authority : not corroborated
an eyewitness's uncorroborated testimony His story was uncorroborated by the evidence.
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Thousands of people, including the actor Roseanne Barr, believe or acknowledge Q鈥檚 uncorroborated musings, which started on the controversial message board 4chan. — Time, "Conspiracy Theories Can Have Dangerous Consequences. Here鈥檚 Why Experts Say We Cannot Ignore Them," 15 Aug. 2019 But a 1989 state Supreme Court opinion rejected the recording as uncorroborated hearsay that wouldn't have exonerated West. — CBS News, "Tennessee executes inmate in electric chair for killing mother and daughter in 1986," 15 Aug. 2019 According to congressional aides, Spletstoser's performance during her private testimony raised questions about her uncorroborated account. — Karoun Demirjian, Anchorage Daily News, "Two Republican senators split sharply in assessments of general accused of sexual assault," 31 July 2019 Iran has made similar uncorroborated claims about its efforts in counterespionage this year, often in the wake of political clashes with the United States. — Ruby Mellen, Washington Post, "Iran鈥檚 claim that it arrested 17 spies for the U.S. follows a familiar script," 22 July 2019 He has not been damaged by uncorroborated accusations brought by well-known attorney and now criminal defendant Michael Avenatti. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "The Significance of Zion Williamson鈥檚 Lawsuit Against Prime Sports Marketing," 13 June 2019 Democrats are taking advantage, manipulating that environment, and now weaponising these uncorroborated accusations as a political tool to clobber Judge Kavanaugh with. — Fox News, "Kavanaugh denies assault allegations in Fox News interview," 25 Sep. 2018 Now after several hours of testimony by Dr. Ford and Judge Kavanaugh, these are still uncorroborated charges so lawmakers in both parties are basically unmoved. — Fox News, "Hannity: Democrats have turned SCOTUS process into a sham," 27 Sep. 2018 Fusion, in turn, hired Christopher Steele, the former British spy who put together a mostly uncorroborated dossier alleging that the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia. — Aaron Rupar, Vox, "Prominent Republicans push baseless conspiracy theories about Florida Senate election," 9 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'uncorroborated.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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uncorroborated
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of uncorroborated
: not supported or proved by evidence
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