reasonable doubt

English

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.

Derived terms

• beyond a reasonable doubt

Translations

degree of uncertainty

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 合理懷疑／合理怀疑 (hélǐ huáiyí)

• Finnish: varteenotettava epäilys
• Spanish: duda razonable f