offer of proof
offer of proof 〈美〉提出证据；提供证明 在庭审中，当对某一证据可采性的异议得到法官的支持后，被异议方可提请将该证据记录在卷(但应当在陪审团不在场时提出)，以便对法官的裁决提出上诉。该词也可用来指说服法庭采纳某一证据，它包括三个部分：１证据本身；２说明提出该证据的目的，即证据与案件事实具有相关性；３主张该证据具有可采性的理由。此种证据可以是实物证据，也可以是言词证据。
OFFER OF PROOF
offer of proof
offer of proof. Procedure. A presentation of evidence for the record (but outside the jury’s presence) usu. made after the judge has sustained an objection to the admissibility of that evidence, so that the evidence can be preserved on the record for an appeal of the judge’s ruling. • An offer of proof, which may