preponderance of evidence (of proof)
21full proof — A degree of proof higher than the degree of preponderance of evidence usually prevailing in civil cases; evidence which satisfies the minds of the jury of the truth of the fact in dispute, to the entire exclusion of every reasonable doubt. Kane v …
22Legal burden of proof — This article is about the burden of proof in law. For other uses, see Burden of proof (disambiguation). The burden of proof (Latin: onus probandi) is the obligation to shift the accepted conclusion away from an oppositional opinion to one s own… …
23weight of evidence — n. The preponderance of the evidence; the side of the case that has more evidence supporting it. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. weight of evidence …
24circumstantial evidence — see evidence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. circumstantial evidence …
25degree of proof — The measure of the evidence required in an action, suit, or proceeding, for the establishment of the truth of an allegation pleaded by verdict of the jury or the finding by the court in a trial to the court. In civil actions, the measure is… …
26degree of proof — n. The level of proof needed to convince a court to render a verdict for a particular case; see also preponderance of the evidence, clear and convincing, reasonable doubt The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of …
27full and satisfactory evidence — A refinement of the law which imposes a requirement in reference to the degree of proof in a civil case beyond that of a preponderance of the evidence. 30 Am J2d Evi §§ 1167. A statute which provides that a divorce may be granted only upon full… …
28clear and convincing evidence — A degree of proof higher than that of preponderance of the evidence. 20 Am J2d Ev § 1253 …
29Vance v. Terrazas — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Vance v. Terrazas ArgueDate=October 30 ArgueYear=1979 DecideDate=January 15 DecideYear=1980 FullName=Cyrus Vance, Secretary of State v. Laurence J. Terrazas USVol=444 USPage=252 Citation=100 S. Ct. 540; 62 L. Ed. 2d 461 Prior …
30burden — Capacity for carrying cargo. Something that is carried. Something oppressive or worrisome. A burden, as on interstate commerce, means anything that imposes either a restrictive or onerous load upon such commerce @ burden of going forward The onus …
