Canard vs Hearsay - What's the difference?
canard | hearsay |
A false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so.
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(aeronautics) A type of aircraft in which the primary horizontal control and stabilization surfaces are in front of the main wing.
(transport, engineering) Any small winglike structure on a vehicle, usually used for stabilization.
information that was heard by one person about another
(legal) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge; normally inadmissible because not made under oath
(legal) evidence: an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted; normally inadmissible because not subject to cross-examination, unless the hearsay statement falls under one of the many exceptions
As nouns the difference between canard and hearsay
is that canard is a false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so while hearsay is information that was heard by one person about another.canard
English
Noun
(en noun)- It’s a cinch, now that Spurling has cleared away a century’s worth of misapprehensions and canards .
