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glossary / newly discovered evidence, 新发现的证据

newly discovered evidence 新发现的证据指在审判时即已存在，但在判决作出之后当事人才发现的证据，而不是指审判结束后才发生的证据。此类证据在庭审前未被当事人发现并非出于当事人的疏忽，或虽然有疏忽但存在可免责的理由，据此，当事人可以请求对案件重新审理，但须在规定期限内提出。

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newly discovered evidence

Evidence existing at the time of a motion or trial but then unknown to a party, who, upon later discovering it, may assert it as grounds for reconsideration or a new trial. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b). [Cases: Criminal Law 938; Federal Civil Procedure 2350, 2655; New Trial 99. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 1447;