"reasonable doubt" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: reasonable doubts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} reasonable doubt (countable and uncountable, plural reasonable doubts)
  1. (law) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Derived forms: beyond a reasonable doubt Translations (degree of uncertainty): 合理懷疑 (Chinese Mandarin), 合理怀疑 (hélǐ huáiyí) (Chinese Mandarin), varteenotettava epäilys (Finnish), duda razonable [feminine] (Spanish)

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