"Tangible", and more to the point, "provable in court" would be better. Depression is subjective. You can't prove that the deceased was depressed. Best you can do is prove that he told others he was. And that loses credibility if it's coming from the person you're prosecuting.
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Date: 2006-01-19 01:53 pm (UTC)"Tangible", and more to the point, "provable in court" would be better. Depression is subjective. You can't prove that the deceased was depressed. Best you can do is prove that he told others he was. And that loses credibility if it's coming from the person you're prosecuting.