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balance of probability

balance of probability is the alternative form of balance of probabilities.

Meaning of balance of probabilities

Noun

balance of probabilities (plural balances of probabilities)

  1. A legal standard, applied in many jurisdictions for deciding the outcome of civil disputes, which requires that a dispute be decided in favor of the party whose claims are more likely to be true.

Questions about balance of probability

What is balance of probability the alternative form of?
Balance of probability is the alternative form of balance of probabilities.

Words near balance of probability in the dictionary

  1. balance lock
  2. balance of equities
  3. balance of payments
  4. balance of power
  5. balance of probabilities
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  7. balance of terror
  8. balance of trade
  9. balance out
  10. balance room
  11. balance rooms

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