The following definitions regarding hearsay evidence apply under these rules:(A) Statement. — Is:(1) An oral or written assertion;(2) nonverbal conduct of a person, if it is intended by him as an assertion.(B) Declarant. — Is a person who makes a statement.(C) Hearsay. — Is a statement, other than one made by the declarant while testifying at the trial or hearing, offered in evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted.
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