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preponderance of the evidence

preponderance of the evidence noun: 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.

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.

Synonyms of preponderance of the evidence

Questions about preponderance of the evidence

What does preponderance of the evidence mean?
Preponderance of the evidence means 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.
What part of speech is preponderance of the evidence?
Preponderance of the evidence is a noun.

Words near preponderance of the evidence in the dictionary

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

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