proof

n.

1. Evidence

   demonstration, verification, evidence, testimony, case, exhibit, reasons, documentation, credentials, data, warrant, confirmation, substantiation, attestation, corroboration, affidavit, facts, witness, deposition, trace, record, criterion, grounds; see also confirmation 1.

2. Process of proving

   test, attempt, assay; see trial 2.

3. A printed proof sheet

   trial proof, pull, slip, revise, trial impression, galley proof, page proof, stereo proof, foundry proof.

proof, as compared here, applies to facts, documents, etc. that are so certain or convincing as to demonstrate the validity of a conclusion beyond reasonable doubt; evidence applies to something presented before a court, as a witness's statement, an object, etc., that bears on or establishes a point in question; testimony applies to verbal evidence given by a witness under oath; exhibit applies to a document or object produced as evidence in a court