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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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

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.