Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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beyond a reasonable doubt.
See REASONABLE DOUBT.
proof beyond a reasonable doubt
Proof that precludes every reasonable hypothesis except that which it tends to support.
reasonable doubt
The doubt that prevents one from being firmly convinced of a defendant's guilt, or the belief that there is a real possibility that a defendant is not guilty. ( "Beyond a reasonable doubt" is the standard used by a jury to determine whether a criminal defendant is guilty. In deciding whether guilt has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, the jury must begin with the presumption that the defendant is innocent. See BURDEN OF PERSUASION.