reasonable doubt

English

Noun

reasonable doubt (countable and uncountable, plural reasonable doubts)

1. (law) A degree of uncertainty to which a reason can be assigned; in those jurisdictions influenced by English common law, the minimum degree of uncertainty required to acquit a defendant.
   • 2024, Story Hinckley, The Trump trial heads to the jury – and a historic decision, in: The Christian Science Monitor, 2024-05-29

     “[Michael Cohen]’s the human embodiment of reasonable doubt,” said [Todd] Blanche when capping off his list of 10 reasons why the jury should not convict his client.

Derived terms

• beyond a reasonable doubt

Translations

degree of uncertainty

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 合理懷疑 / 合理怀疑 (hélǐ huáiyí)

• Finnish: varteenotettava epäilys
• Spanish: duda razonable f