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reasonable doubts

reasonable doubts is the plural of reasonable doubt.

Meaning of reasonable doubt

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

Questions about reasonable doubts

What is reasonable doubts the plural of?
Reasonable doubts is the plural of reasonable doubt.

Words near reasonable doubts in the dictionary

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

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