Lack of Authentication Objection
type: Class
preferred label: Unauthenticated Evidence Objection
alternative label: Foundational Authentication Objection
alternative label: Insufficient Authentication Objection
alternative label: Lack of Authenticity Objection
subclass of: RoABbJ9kEFzmBvBSGmbAyq
definition: A Lack of Authentication Objection is raised when a party attempts to introduce evidence without providing sufficient proof that the evidence is genuine and authentic. This objection asserts that the party offering the evidence has not met the necessary burden to establish that the evidence is what it purports to be.
source: Fed. R. Evid. 902