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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Preponderance

n. Superiority in weight, importance, or influence. Preponderate(pri-pon-dar-ayt) vb. - preponderant (pri-pon-dar-ant), adj.

fair preponderance of the evidence

See PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE. fair rate of returnSee RATE OF RETURN.

preponderance of the evidence

The greater weight of the evidence; superior evidentiary weight that, though not sufficient to free the mind wholly from all reasonable doubt, is still sufficient to incline a fair and impartial mind to one side of the issue rather than the other. 0 This is the burden of proof in a civil trial, in which the jury is instructed to find for the party that, on the whole, has the stronger evidence, however slight the edge may be. -Also termed preponderance of proof; balance of probability. Cf. clear and convincing evidence under EVIDENCE.