weight+of+evidence

  • 1weight of evidence — n. The preponderance of the evidence; the side of the case that has more evidence supporting it. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. weight of evidence …

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  • 2weight of evidence — The balance or preponderance of evidence; the inclination of the greater amount of credible evidence, offered in a trial, to support one side of the issue rather than the other. It indicates clearly to the jury that the party having the burden of …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 3weight of evidence — The effect of evidence as proof; the probative force of evidence. 30 Am J2d Ev § 1080 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 4weight of evidence — influence of evidence on the decision of a judicial instance …

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  • 5evidence — ev·i·dence 1 / e və dəns, ˌdens/ n [Medieval Latin evidentia, from Latin, that which is obvious, from evident evidens clear, obvious, from e out of, from + videns, present participle of videre to see]: something that furnishes or tends to furnish …

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  • 6manifest weight of evidence — The word manifest , in rule that appellate court cannot substitute its opinion for that of trial court as to facts unless trial court s finding is manifestly against the weight of the evidence, means unmistakable, clear, plain, or indisputable,… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 7manifest weight of evidence — The word manifest , in rule that appellate court cannot substitute its opinion for that of trial court as to facts unless trial court s finding is manifestly against the weight of the evidence, means unmistakable, clear, plain, or indisputable,… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 8evidence — Any species of proof, or probative matter, legally presented at the trial of an issue, by the act of the parties and through the medium of witnesses, records, documents, exhibits, concrete objects, etc., for the purpose of inducing belief in the… …

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  • 9evidence — Any species of proof, or probative matter, legally presented at the trial of an issue, by the act of the parties and through the medium of witnesses, records, documents, exhibits, concrete objects, etc., for the purpose of inducing belief in the… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 10weight — weight1 W2S1 [weıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amount somebody/something weighs)¦ 2¦(how fat)¦ 3¦(heaviness)¦ 4¦(heavy thing)¦ 5¦(worry)¦ 6¦(importance)¦ 7¦(amount)¦ 8¦(for measuring quantities)¦ 9¦(for sport)¦ 10 throw your wei …

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