beyond a reasonable doubt

English

Alternative forms

• beyond reasonable doubt
• beyond reason of a doubt (eggcorn)
• beyond a reason of a doubt (eggcorn)

Prepositional phrase

beyond a reasonable doubt

1. (law) A legal standard for deciding the outcome of a criminal charge, requiring evidence that is sufficient to eliminate any doubts that a reasonable person might entertain about whether a claim is true or false.

   Synonym: (initialism) BARD

Translations

legal standard

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 毫無合理疑問 / 毫无合理疑问 (háowú hélǐ yíwèn), 毫無疑義 / 毫无疑义 (háowú yíyì), 排除合理懷疑 / 排除合理怀疑 (páichú hélǐ huáiyí)

• Danish: hinsides rimelig tvivl
• Finnish: järkevän epäilyksen ulkopuolella, ei jää varteenotettavaa epäilystä, ei jää järkevää epäilystä
• French: au-delà de tout doute raisonnable
• German: jenseits begründeter Zweifel
• Greek: πέραν πάσης αμφιβολίας (péran pásis amfivolías)
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: ponad wszelką wątpliwość, ponad uzasadnioną wątpliwość, poza wszelką wątpliwością, poza wszelką wątpliwość
• Portuguese: para além de qualquer dúvida razoável
• Spanish: más allá de una duda razonable

See also

• beyond a shadow of a doubt
• balance of probabilities
• clear and convincing evidence
• preponderance of the evidence
• probable cause