verb
- past tense of adduce; cited or brought forward as evidence or proof
Usage: formal; legal and academic contexts
Examples
- The lawyer adduced several precedents to support her argument.
- He adduced compelling evidence of the defendant’s innocence.
- The researcher adduced data from multiple studies.
- No credible witnesses were adduced during the trial.
- The professor adduced historical examples to illustrate her point.
- They adduced testimony that contradicted the prosecution’s case.