reasonable doubt
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
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.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "“[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."