moral certainty

  • 1moral certainty — mor·al cer·tain·ty n: a state of subjective certainty leaving no real doubt about a matter (as a defendant s guilt): certainty beyond a reasonable doubt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. moral certainty …

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  • 2Moral certainty — Moral Mor al, a. [F., fr. It. moralis, fr. mos, moris, manner, custom, habit, way of life, conduct.] 1. Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to… …

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  • 3Moral certainty — is a concept of intuitive probability. It means a very high degree of probability, sufficient for action, but short of absolute or mathematical certainty. The concept stems from a statement in Aristotle s Nicomachean Ethics that one must be… …

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  • 4moral certainty — noun certainty based on an inner conviction she believed in the importance of moral absolutes and moral certainty the prosecutor had a moral certainty that the prisoner was guilty • Hypernyms: ↑certainty, ↑sure thing, ↑foregone conclusion …

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  • 5moral certainty — See proof to a moral certainty …

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  • 6Moral — Mor al, a. [F., fr. It. moralis, fr. mos, moris, manner, custom, habit, way of life, conduct.] 1. Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to the… …

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  • 7Moral agent — Moral Mor al, a. [F., fr. It. moralis, fr. mos, moris, manner, custom, habit, way of life, conduct.] 1. Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to… …

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  • 8Moral insanity — Moral Mor al, a. [F., fr. It. moralis, fr. mos, moris, manner, custom, habit, way of life, conduct.] 1. Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to… …

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  • 9Moral philosophy — Moral Mor al, a. [F., fr. It. moralis, fr. mos, moris, manner, custom, habit, way of life, conduct.] 1. Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to… …

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  • 10Moral play — Moral Mor al, a. [F., fr. It. moralis, fr. mos, moris, manner, custom, habit, way of life, conduct.] 1. Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to… …

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