"balance of probabilities" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: balances of probabilities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|balances of probabilities|head=balance of probabilities}} balance of probabilities (plural balances of probabilities)
  1. (law) A legal standard, applied in many jurisdictions for deciding the outcome of civil disputes, which requires that a dispute be decided in favor of the party whose claims are more likely to be true. Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: preponderance of the evidence Coordinate_terms: clear and convincing evidence, beyond a reasonable doubt, probable cause Translations (legal standard): 相對可能性 (Chinese Cantonese), 相对可能性 (soeng¹ deoi³ ho² nang⁴ sing³) (Chinese Cantonese), 可能差額 (Chinese Mandarin), 可能差额 (kěnéng chā'é) (Chinese Mandarin), 蓋然性權衡 (Chinese Mandarin), 盖然性权衡 (gàiránxìng quánhéng) (Chinese Mandarin), 相對可能性 (Chinese Mandarin), 相对可能性 (xiāngduì kěnéngxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), todennäköisyysharkinta (Finnish), prépondérance de la preuve [feminine] (French), Grundsatz der erdrückenden Beweislast [masculine] (German), balanço de probabilidades [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-balance_of_probabilities-en-noun-qN-Fxs8P Categories (other): Cantonese terms with redundant transliterations, English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations Topics: law

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