clear and convincing evidence

noun

A legal standard for deciding the outcome of a dispute: evidence that clearly indicates that a claim is more likely to be true than not, without needing to eliminate all doubt.

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Meanings

nounclear and convincing evidence (uncountable)
  1. uncountablelawA legal standard for deciding the outcome of a dispute: evidence that clearly indicates that a claim is more likely to be true than not, without needing to eliminate all doubt.

Translations

Finnish selkeät ja vakuuttavat todisteet
  • selkeät ja vakuuttavat todisteetlegal standard
Polish jasne i przekonujące dowody
  • jasne i przekonujące dowodylegal standard
Portuguese batom na cueca
  • batom na cuecalegal standard
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APA

clear and convincing evidence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clear%20and%20convincing%20evidence

MLA

“clear and convincing evidence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clear%20and%20convincing%20evidence. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clear and convincing evidence,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clear%20and%20convincing%20evidence.

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