Definitions for preponderance of the evidence
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1. preponderance of the evidencenoun

   A legal standard, applied in many jurisdictions for deciding the outcome of civil disputes, which requires that evidence be sufficient to determine that a claim is more likely to be true than not.

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1. preponderance of the evidence

   In a legal dispute, one party has the burden of proof to show that they are correct, while the other party had no such burden and is presumed to be correct. The burden of proof requires a party to produce evidence to establish the truth of facts needed to satisfy all the required legal elements of the dispute. The burden of proof is usually on the person who brings a claim in a dispute. It is often associated with the Latin maxim semper necessitas probandi incumbit ei qui agit, a translation of which is: "the necessity of proof always lies with the person who lays charges." In civil suits, for example, the plaintiff bears the burden of proof that the defendant's action or inaction caused injury to the plaintiff, and the defendant bears the burden of proving an affirmative defense. The burden of proof is on the prosecutor for criminal cases, and the defendant is presumed innocent. If the claimant fails to discharge the burden of proof to prove their case, the claim will be dismissed.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of preponderance of the evidence in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of preponderance of the evidence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of preponderance of the evidence in a Sentence

1. Max Stern:

   Only two persons could have known what happened on that fourth night, the panel chose to believe the woman, by a' preponderance of the evidence.' We believe that it defies logic and common sense that a woman would seek to re-connect and get back into bed with a man who she says forced her to have unwanted sex just hours earlier. And yet the Dean accepted this conclusion and ordered Jack Montague to be expelled. His decision was then upheld by the Provost.

2. Columbia University:

   The investigation identified localized instances of plagiarism, but concluded that the preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that Monica Crowley committed research misconduct, for the dissertation to stand, Columbia University required certain corrections, which Monica Crowley has provided.

3. Lawyer Ted Wells:

   'I believe the conclusions have been proven by the preponderance of the evidence standard, i used the words 'more probable than not' because that is what is in the rules, because I thought it was appropriate when people read my report to always make sure that they understood the burden of proof that I was following.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Preponderance_of_the_Evidence
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preponderance_of_the_Evidence