clear and convincing evidence

English

Noun

clear and convincing evidence (uncountable)

1. (law) A legal standard for deciding the outcome of a dispute: evidence that clearly indicates that a claim is more likely to be true than not, without needing to eliminate all doubt.

Coordinate terms

• beyond a reasonable doubt
• preponderance of the evidence
• probable cause

Translations

legal standard

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: (no exact equivalent exists; literal translation given) 清晰而有說服力的證據／清晰而有说服力的证据 (qīngxī ér yǒu shuōfúlì de zhèngjù)

• Finnish: selkeät ja vakuuttavat todisteet
• Portuguese: batom na cueca