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presumption of innocence

presumption of innocence noun: the precept that someone will not be convicted of a crime unless (the judge, prosecutor, officer) proves guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and is non liquet, with there being no present burden of proof duty subjected on the accused to prove innocence.

Noun

presumption of innocence (countable and uncountable, plural presumptions of innocence)

  1. The precept that someone will not be convicted of a crime unless (the judge, prosecutor, officer) proves guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and is non liquet, with there being no present burden of proof duty subjected on the accused to prove innocence.

presumption of innocence meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

presumption of innocence in Tamil

இவைகளையும் காணவும்

presumption of innocence in Indonesian

legal principle
asas praduga tidak bersalah

Forms of presumption of innocence

pluralpresumptions of innocence

Questions about presumption of innocence

What does presumption of innocence mean?
Presumption of innocence means the precept that someone will not be convicted of a crime unless (the judge, prosecutor, officer) proves guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and is non liquet, with there being no present burden of proof duty subjected on the accused to prove innocence.
What is presumption of innocence in Tamil?
Presumption of innocence in Tamil is இவைகளையும் காணவும். See Presumption of innocence meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is presumption of innocence?
Presumption of innocence is a noun.
What is the plural of presumption of innocence?
The plural of presumption of innocence is presumptions of innocence.

Words near presumption of innocence in the dictionary

  1. presumingly
  2. presumingness
  3. presummer
  4. presummit
  5. presumption
  6. presumption of innocence
  7. presumptions
  8. presumptions of innocence
  9. presumptious
  10. presumptiously
  11. presumptive

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