proof of innocence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofproofandinnocence
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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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innocence
noun[U]
uk/ˈɪn.ə.səns/us/ˈɪn.ə.səns/
the fact that someone is not guilty of ...
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(Definition ofproofandinnocencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Theproofofinnocenceis forced upon the employer.
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Here is another example of theproofofinnocencebeing put upon the accused person.
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The words in the explanatory memorandum with regard to clause 1 cause some concern, as the clause requires theproofofinnocencerather than guilt.
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Is notproofofinnocencesufficient to establish entitlement to compensation under this type of legislation?
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Fourth, it puts the onus ofproofofinnocenceon the accused rather than proof of guilt on the prosecution.
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Especially there is the objection that the burden ofproofofinnocenceis put upon the accused.
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This seems to place the onus ofproofofinnocenceon the individual in a quite unreasonable way.
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That is throwing the burden ofproofofinnocenceon the accused, something which ordinarily we are very reluctant to do.
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To ask for positiveproofofinnocenceis to ask for the impossible.
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After all, it is not the case that a receiver has the burden ofproofofinnocenceon him.
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Next we have this question of onus ofproofofinnocence.
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A criminal conviction relies on positive proof of guilt, not on a lack ofproofofinnocence.
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I suggest that this should be done in such a way as to put the onus ofproofofinnocenceclearly and beyond doubt on the possessor of suspect fish.
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She manages to get the files containing theproofofinnocence.
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Classically, the test was one of life or death and theproofofinnocencewas survival.
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