Rumor

n.	1.	A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety. This rumor of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the region round about. - Luke vii. 17. Great is the rumor of this dreadful knight. - Shak.
	2.	A current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth; - in this sense often personified. Rumor next, and Chance, And Tumult, and Confusion, all embroiled. - Milton.
	3.	A prolonged, indistinct noise.
v. t.	1.	To report by rumor; to tell. [imp. & p. p. Rumored ; p. pr. & vb. n. Rumoring.] 'T was rumored My father 'scaped from out the citadel. - Dryden.

Noun	1.	rumor - gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth Synonyms: hearsay, rumour
Verb	1.	rumor - tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman" Synonyms: bruit, rumour

RUMOR. A general public report of certain things, without any certainty as to their truth.
     2. In general, rumor cannot be received in evidence, but when the question is whether such rumor existed, and not its truth or falsehood, then evidence of it may be given.

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