beyond a reasonable doubt

prepositional phrase

A legal standard for deciding the outcome of a criminal charge, requiring evidence that is sufficient to eliminate any doubts that a reasonable person might entertain about whether a claim is true or false.

Similar
BARD
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

prepositional phrase

alternative beyond reasonable doubt · alternative beyond reason of a doubt · alternative beyond a reason of a doubt

  1. lawA legal standard for deciding the outcome of a criminal charge, requiring evidence that is sufficient to eliminate any doubts that a reasonable person might entertain about whether a claim is true or false.

    Synonyms: BARD

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseA legal standard for deciding the outcome of a criminal charge, requiring evidence that is sufficient to eliminate any doubts that a reasonable person might entertain about whether a claim is true or false.

Similar
BARD

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 毫無合理疑問 /毫无合理疑问, 毫無疑義 /毫无疑义
  • 毫無合理疑問 /毫无合理疑问 (háowú hélǐ yíwèn)legal standard
  • 毫無疑義 /毫无疑义 (háowú yíyì)legal standard
  • 排除合理懷疑 /排除合理怀疑 (páichú hélǐ huáiyí)legal standard
Danish hinsides rimelig tvivl
  • hinsides rimelig tvivllegal standard
Finnish järkevän epäilyksen ulkopuolella, ei jää varteenotettavaa epäilystä
  • järkevän epäilyksen ulkopuolellalegal standard
  • ei jää varteenotettavaa epäilystälegal standard
  • ei jää järkevää epäilystälegal standard
French au-delà de tout doute raisonnable
  • au-delà de tout doute raisonnablelegal standard
German jenseits begründeter Zweifel
  • jenseits begründeter Zweifellegal standard
Greek πέραν πάσης αμφιβολίας
  • πέραν πάσης αμφιβολίας (péran pásis amfivolías)legal standard
Malay melampaui keraguan munasabah
  • melampaui keraguan munasabahlegal standard
Polish ponad wszelką wątpliwość, ponad uzasadnioną wątpliwość
  • ponad wszelką wątpliwośćlegal standard
  • ponad uzasadnioną wątpliwośćlegal standard
  • poza wszelką wątpliwościąlegal standard
  • poza wszelką wątpliwośćlegal standard
Portuguese para além de qualquer dúvida razoável
  • para além de qualquer dúvida razoávellegal standard
Spanish más allá de una duda razonable
  • más allá de una duda razonablelegal standard
Cite this entry
APA

beyond a reasonable doubt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beyond%20a%20reasonable%20doubt

MLA

“beyond a reasonable doubt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beyond%20a%20reasonable%20doubt. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beyond a reasonable doubt,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beyond%20a%20reasonable%20doubt.

Source: beyond a reasonable doubt on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.