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reasonable doubt

reasonable doubt noun: a degree of uncertainty to which a reason can be assigned; in those jurisdictions influenced by English common law, the minimum degree of uncertainty required to acquit a defendant.

Noun

reasonable doubt (countable and uncountable, plural reasonable doubts)

  1. A degree of uncertainty to which a reason can be assigned; in those jurisdictions influenced by English common law, the minimum degree of uncertainty required to acquit a defendant.
    • “[Michael Cohen]’s the human embodiment of reasonable doubt,” said [Todd] Blanche when capping off his list of 10 reasons why the jury should not convict his client.2024, Story Hinckley, The Trump trial heads to the jury – and a historic decision, in: The Christian Science Monitor, 2024-05-29

reasonable doubt meaning in Tamil and Malay

reasonable doubt in Tamil

நியாயமான ஐயம்

reasonable doubt in Malay

degree of uncertainty
keraguan munasabah

Forms of reasonable doubt

pluralreasonable doubts

Words formed from reasonable doubt

Questions about reasonable doubt

What does reasonable doubt mean?
Reasonable doubt means a degree of uncertainty to which a reason can be assigned; in those jurisdictions influenced by English common law, the minimum degree of uncertainty required to acquit a defendant.
What is reasonable doubt in Tamil?
Reasonable doubt in Tamil is நியாயமான ஐயம். See Reasonable doubt meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is reasonable doubt?
Reasonable doubt is a noun.
What is the plural of reasonable doubt?
The plural of reasonable doubt is reasonable doubts.

Words near reasonable doubt in the dictionary

  1. reason pieces
  2. reason with
  3. reasonabilities
  4. reasonability
  5. reasonable
  6. reasonable doubt
  7. reasonable doubts
  8. reasonable people
  9. reasonable person
  10. reasonable persons
  11. reasonable time

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