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Persuasion

Persuasion, the word 'persuasion' is a synonym of faith, creed, etc. Webster's Third New International Dictionary Vol. II, p. 1688, gives the meaning of 'persuasion' among others (a) as 'a system of religious or other beliefs (the several protestants.......); (b) a group, faction, sect, or party that adheres to a particular system of beliefs or ideas or promotes a particular view, theory, or cause...', State of Rajasthan v. Sajjanlal Panjawat, AIR 1975 SC 706 (723): (1974) 1 SCC 500. [Rajasthan Public Trusts Act, 1959, s. 53(5)]...

burden of persuasion

burden of persuasion ...

Persuasive

Tending to persuade having the power of persuading as persuasive eloquence...

burden of proof

burden of proof :the responsibility of producing sufficient evidence in support of a fact or issue and favorably persuading the trier of fact (as a judge or jury) regarding that fact or issue [the burden of proof is sometimes upon the defendant to show his incompetency "W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr."] compare standard of proof NOTE: The legal concept of the burden of proof encompasses both the burdens of production and persuasion. Burden of proof is often used to refer to one or the other. Burden of proof and burden of persuasion are also sometimes used to refer to the standard of proof. ...

Eloquence

Fluent forcible elegant and persuasive speech in public the power of expressing strong emotions in striking and appropriate language either spoken or written thereby producing conviction or persuasion...

Impersuasible

Not persuasible not to be moved by persuasion inflexible impersuadable...

adversary process

adversary process the method courts use to resolve disputes. Through the adversary process, each side in a dispute has the right to present its case as persuasively as possible, subject to the rules of evidence, and an independent fact finder, either judge or jury, decides in favor of one side or the other. Source: Federal Judicial Center ...

dictum

dictum pl: dic·ta [-tə] [Latin, utterance, from neuter of dictus, past participle of dicere to say] : a view expressed by a judge in an opinion on a point not necessarily arising from or involved in a case or necessary for determining the rights of the parties involved called also obiter dictum compare holding, judgment, precedent, stare decisis NOTE: Dicta have persuasive value in making an argument, but they are not binding as precedent. ...

entrap

entrap en·trapped en·trap·ping : to cause (a person) to commit a crime by means of undue persuasion, encouragement, or fraud in order to later prosecute [police him into violating the literal terms of a criminal statute "W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr."] ...

entrapment

entrapment 1 : the action or process of entrapping [ is un-American and has no place in law enforcement "Tip O'Neill"] 2 : the state or condition of being entrapped ;also : the affirmative defense of having been entrapped by a government agent (as an officer or informant) see also predispose NOTE: Entrapment is available as a defense only when an agent of the state or federal government has provided the encouragement or inducement. This defense is sometimes allowed in administrative proceedings (as for the revocation of a license to practice medicine) as well as criminal proceedings. In order to establish entrapment, the defendant has the burden of proving either that he or she would not have committed the crime but for the undue persuasion or fraud of the government agent, or that the encouragement was such that it created a risk that persons not inclined to commit the crime would commit it, depending on the jurisdiction. When entrapment is pleaded, evidence (as character eviden...

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