isolated evidence; uncorroborated proof
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isolated evidence; sole proof lacking corroboration; single testimony
technicalIn legal contexts, 孤证 is generally considered insufficient to prove a case, as reflected in the legal principle '孤证不立' (isolated evidence cannot establish a case).
Gū孤
zhèng证
bù不
lì立
shì是
mín民
shì事
sù诉
sòng讼
zhōng中
de的
yī一
xiàng项
jī基
běn本
yuán原
zé则
。
The principle that isolated evidence cannot establish a case is fundamental in civil litigation.
Jǐn仅
píng凭
zhè这
yī一
fèn份
gū孤
zhèng证
，
fǎ法
guān官
wú无
fǎ法
gěi给
tā他
dìng定
zuì罪
。
The judge cannot convict him based solely on this single piece of uncorroborated evidence.
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Zhè这
shì是
yī一
gè个
gū孤
zhèng证
，
bì必
xū须
yǒu有
qí其
tā他
zuǒ佐
zhèng证
cái才
néng能
cǎi采
xìn信
。
This is isolated evidence; it must be corroborated by other proof before it can be accepted.
Zài在
xíng刑
shì事
àn案
jiàn件
zhōng中
，
gū孤
zhèng证
tōng通
cháng常
bù不
néng能
zuò作
wéi为
dìng定
àn案
yī依
jù据
。
In criminal cases, isolated evidence usually cannot serve as the basis for a verdict.