proof of guilt
collocation in Englishmeaningsofproofandguilt
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proof
noun
uk/pruːf/us/pruːf/
a fact or piece of information that shows that something exists or ...
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guilt
noun[U]
uk/ɡɪlt/us/ɡɪlt/
a feeling of worry or unhappiness that you have because you have done something wrong, such as causing harm to ...
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(Definition ofproofandguiltfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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None of this seems to approachproofofguilt.
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In short, we want him to assume at the outset that he has no conclusiveproofofguilt.
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The systemic failure to address the question of the structure of theproofofguiltdemanded from the prosecution invites invalid convictions and invalid acquittals alike.
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Above all, though, he needs to understand that the standard forproofofguiltis very demanding and that nothing short of achieving that standard will suffice for conviction.
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What it does not do in its present form is to provide the slightest clue to jurors as to what a convincingproofofguiltshould look like.
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It is violated whenever an individual is incarcerated withoutproofofguilt.
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Fourth, it puts the onus of proof of innocence on the accused rather thanproofofguilton the prosecution.
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It retains those references not as instances orproofofguiltbut as criteria for marital breakdown.
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Theproofofguiltby admission and confession leads to trials of great length.
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There appears to be a widely held public view that an allegation in itself isproofofguilt.
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In other words, the prosecution cannot rely on silence asproofofguilt.
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The point had already occurred to me, because it seemed to put the burden of theproofofguiltor innocence on the wrong quarter.
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However, it enshrines the presumption of innocence untilproofofguilt.
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I should like us to get back toproofofguiltby detection rather than by confession or admission.
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That is a higher standard of proof than for a normal court whereproofofguiltmust be beyond reasonable doubt.
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A criminal conviction relies on positiveproofofguilt, not on a lack of proof of innocence.
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In other words, theproofofguiltin a criminal offence lies with those who are prosecuting.
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I know it will be urged that that is notproofofguilt, but ordinary individuals such as myself and ordinary directors will regard it as conviction without trial.
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A heavy burden of responsibility is put on the prosecution to prove guilt, and the child is innocent unless theproofofguiltis absolutely clear.
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There is noproofofguilt—only suspicion.
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