Hearsay
Part of speech: noun
Definition: information that was heard by one person about another evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge; normally inadmissible because not made under oath evidence: an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted; normally inadmissible because not subject to cross-examination, unless the hearsay statement falls under one of the many exceptions
Example sentence: I have never indulged our society's misguided notion that my personal life is relevant to my work, so any reporting surrounding that is necessarily hearsay, speculation or fantasy.
Indirect
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Not direct; roundabout; deceiving; setting a trap; confusing.
Example sentence: But picketing - picketing for or against something, and handing out literature - these are conspicuously formal actions. They have to be understood as indirect communication.