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clear and convincing evidence

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables
clear and -con-vinc-ing ev-i-dence
IPA
43
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A legal standard for deciding the outcome of a dispute: evidence that clearly indicates that a claim is more likely to be true than not, without needing to eliminate all doubt.

Uncountable

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

beyond a reasonable doubt preponderance of the evidence probable cause

Questions

What does clear and convincing evidence mean?
A legal standard for deciding the outcome of a dispute: evidence that clearly indicates that a claim is more likely to be true than not, without needing to eliminate all doubt.

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