Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
1. evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true or believable. 2. anything serving as such evidence. 3. the act of testing or trying anything; test; trial: to put a thing to the proof. 4. the establishment of the truth of anything; demonstration.
Burden of proof can define the duty placed upon a party to prove or disprove a disputed fact, or it can define which party bears this burden. In criminal cases, the burden of proof is placed on the prosecution, who must demonstrate that the defendant is guilty before a jury may convict him or her.
1. The evidence or argument that compels the mind to accept an assertion as true. 2. a. The validation of a proposition by application of specified rules, as of induction or deduction, to assumptions, axioms, and sequentially derived conclusions. b. A statement or argument used in such a validation. 3. a.
proof. n. confirmation of a fact by evidence. In a court trial proof is what the trier of the fact (jury or judge without a jury) needs to become satisfied the evidence shows by "a preponderance of the evidence" in civil (non-criminal) cases and "beyond a reasonable doubt" in criminal prosecutions.
be living proof of (something) To serve as an example for why a particular statement or concept is true. As a former slacker, I know that you can turn your life around if you work hard enough—I'm living proof of that.
n. 1. evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true or believable. 2. anything serving as such evidence. 3. the act of testing or trying anything; test; trial: to put a thing to the proof. 4. the establishment of the truth of anything; demonstration.
prove. (pruːv) vb (mainly tr) , proves, proving, proved, proved or proven. 1. (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to establish or demonstrate the truth or validity of; verify, esp by using an established sequence of procedures or statements.
Beyond a reasonable doubt is the highest standard of proof that must be met in any trial. In civil litigation, the standard of proof is either proof by a preponderance of the evidence or proof by clear and convincing evidence. These are lower burdens of proof.
Define foolproof. foolproof synonyms, foolproof pronunciation, foolproof translation, English dictionary definition of foolproof. adj. 1. Designed so as to be impervious to human incompetence, error, or misuse: a foolproof detonator; a foolproof safety lock.
proof·read. (pro͞of′rēd′) v. proof·read (-rĕd′), proof·read·ing, proof·reads. v.tr. To read (copy or proof) in order to find errors and mark corrections. v.intr. To read copy or proof for purposes of error detection and correction. proof′read′er n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.