How to pronounce “balance of probabilities”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (law) A legal standard, applied in many jurisdictions for deciding the outcome of civil disputes, which requires that a dispute be decided in favor of the party whose claims are more likely to be true.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

balanceable, unprobably, unseparable, sense of purpose, susceptible, solicitously, silence of the lambs, stolen property, salubriously, seal of approval