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Rumor

Flying or popular report; a current story passing from one person to an* other without any known authority for the truth of it. webster. It is not generally admissible in evidence. State ▼. Culler, 82 Mo. 626; Smith v. Moore, 74 Vt 81, 52 Atl. 320

Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)