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preponderance of evidence

preponderance of evidence is the alternative form of preponderance of the evidence.

Meaning of preponderance of the evidence

Noun

preponderance of the evidence (uncountable)

  1. A legal standard, applied in many jurisdictions for deciding the outcome of civil disputes, which requires that evidence be sufficient to determine that a claim is more likely to be true than false.

Questions about preponderance of evidence

What is preponderance of evidence the alternative form of?
Preponderance of evidence is the alternative form of preponderance of the evidence.

Words near preponderance of evidence in the dictionary

  1. prepolymerizes
  2. prepolymerizing
  3. prepolymers
  4. preponder
  5. preponderance
  6. preponderance of evidence
  7. preponderance of the evidence
  8. preponderances
  9. preponderancies
  10. preponderancy
  11. preponderant

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