Evidence
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To provide evidence for, or suggest the truth of.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion. Anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial.
Example sentence: For decades, the pro-life movement has focused on scientific evidence and ethical arguments.
Grounds
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Basis or justification for something, as in "grounds for divorce."The collective land areas that compose a larger area, as in the castle grounds.The sediment at the bottom of a liquid, or from which a liquid has been filtered (as in coffee grounds).
Example sentence: The Army has carried the American ideal to its logical conclusion. Not only do they prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, creed and color, but also on ability.