reasonable doubt
A degree of uncertainty to which a reason can be assignedA 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.
» Tom's guilt will be difficult to prove beyond a reasonable doubt.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Examples
4 sentencesTom's guilt will be difficult to prove beyond a reasonable doubt.
Sami's lawyer wanted to create reasonable doubt in the minds of the jurors.
I therefore admonish you to give the defendant the benefit of every reasonable doubt.
The Cosmological Principle, according to the research team, is assumed but has never been demonstrated observationally 'beyond reasonable doubt.'
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: reasonable doubts| Singular | reasonable doubt |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable