balance of probabilities

English

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• preponderance of the evidence

Coordinate terms

• clear and convincing evidence
• beyond a reasonable doubt
• probable cause

Translations

legal standard

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 相對可能性／相对可能性 (soeng¹ deoi³ ho² nang⁴ sing³)

  Mandarin: 可能差額／可能差额 (kěnéng chā'é), 蓋然性權衡／盖然性权衡 (gàiránxìng quánhéng), 相對可能性／相对可能性 (xiāngduì kěnéngxìng)

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• Finnish: todennäköisyysharkinta
• French: prépondérance de la preuve f
• German: Grundsatz der erdrückenden Beweislast m
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• Portuguese: balanço de probabilidades m
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