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41Best evidence rule — The best evidence rule is a common law rule of evidence which can be traced back at least as far as the 18th century. In Omychund v Barker (1745) 1 Atk, 21, 49; 26 ER 15, 33, Lord Harwicke stated that no evidence was admissible unless it was the… …
42manifest weight of the evidence — manifest weight of the evidence: a deferential standard of review under which reversal of a decision or verdict requires showing that it is obviously erroneous and unsupported by the evidence and that an opposite conclusion is clearly evident… …
43preponderance of evidence — The weight, credit, and value of the aggregate evidence on either side; the greater weight of the evidence the greater weight of the credible evidence. In the last analysis, the probability of the truth; evidence more convincing as worthy of… …
44against the manifest weight of the evidence — against the (manifest) (weight of the) evidence n. An evidentiary standard allowing a trial judge to set aside a jury s judgment or verdict and order a new trial when it clearly appears to the judge that the jury s decision is unsupported by the… …
45against the (manifest) weight of the evidence — adj. Not supported by the evidence presented at trial, or based on false evidence; the evidence clearly leading to the opposite conclusion. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell.… …
46preponderance of the evidence — pre·pon·der·ance of the evidence /pri pän də rəns /: the standard of proof in most civil cases in which the party bearing the burden of proof must present evidence which is more credible and convincing than that presented by the other party or… …
47Low birth weight paradox — The low birth weight paradox is an apparently paradoxical observation relating to the birth weights and mortality of children born to tobacco smoking mothers. Low birth weight children born to smoking mothers have a lower infant mortality rate… …
48Forensic footwear evidence — Forensic footwear Examiniation is the study of footwear impressions evidence created. Such evidence is used in legal proceedings to determine the identities of persons at the crime scene. Footwear evidence is often the most abundant form of… …
49against the weight of the evidence — n. An evidentiary standard allowing a trial judge to set aside a jury s judgment or verdict and order a new trial when it clearly appears to the judge that the jury s decision is unsupported by the credible evidence presented at trial; is based… …
50Birth weight — is the weight of a baby at its birth. It has direct links with the gestational age at which the child was born and can be estimated during the pregnancy by measuring fundal height. A baby born within the normal range of weight for that… …
