Preponderance

Preponderant

Preponderating outweighing overbalancing used literally and figuratively as a preponderant weight of preponderant importance...

Preponderation

The act or state of preponderating preponderance as a preponderation of reasons...

preponderance of the evidence ;also : the evidence meeting this standard [plaintiffs must show by a preponderance of the evidence that defendant's negligence proximately caused the injuries] compare clear and convincing, reasonable doubt ...

preponderate

preponderate -at·ed -at·ing : to have greater credibility or convincing weight : have an outweighing effect [the evidence either was evenly balanced or preponderated in favor of the state "Weston v. State, 682 P.2d 1119 (1984)"] [such evidence s against the board's decision] ...

Preponderatingly

In a preponderating manner preponderantly...

The quality or state of being preponderant superiority or excess of weight influence or power etc an outweighing...

standard of proof

standard of proof :the level of certainty and the degree of evidence necessary to establish proof in a criminal or civil proceeding [the standard of proof to convict is proof beyond a reasonable doubt] see also clear and convincing, preponderance of the evidence compare burden of proof clear and convincing evidence at evidence, reasonable doubt NOTE: Preponderance of the evidence is the least demanding standard of proof and is used for most civil actions and some criminal defenses (as insanity). Clear and convincing proof is a more demanding standard of proof and is used in certain civil actions (as a civil fraud suit). Proof beyond a reasonable doubt is the most demanding standard and the one that must be met for a criminal conviction. ...

Marz-ool-maut

Marz-ool-maut, under the Mohemmedan Law, the term 'marz-ool-maut' is applicable not only to disease which actually cause death but to diseases from which it is probable that death will ensure so as to engender in the person affected with the disease an apprehension of death. A person labouring under such a disease cannot make a valid gift of the whole of his property until a year has elapsed, from the time he was first attacked by it. When a gift is made by a person labouring under such a disease, it will be good only to the extent of one-third of the subject of the gift, if the donee had been put into possession by the donor, Labbi v. Bibbun, 6 NWP 159.To establish 'Marz-ool-maut there must be present at least the following conditions--(1) Proximate danger of death so that there is, as it is phrased, a preponderance (ghaliba) of knout or apprehension, that is, that at the given time death must be more probable than life;(2) there must be some degree of subjective apprehension of death...

clear and convincing

clear and convincing : conforming to or being the standard of proof required for some civil cases or motions in which the party bearing the burden of proof must show that the truth of the allegations is highly probable [clear and convincing proof] compare reasonable doubt, preponderance of the evidence ...

proof

proof [alteration of Middle English preove, from Old French preuve, from Late Latin proba, from Latin probare to prove] 1 : the effect of evidence sufficient to persuade a reasonable person that a particular fact exists see also evidence 2 : the establishment or persuasion by evidence that a particular fact exists see also burden of proof 3 : something (as evidence) that proves or tends to prove the existence of a particular fact see also clear and convincing, preponderance of the evidence, reasonable doubt, standard of proof compare allegation, argument 4 : probate ...

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