reasonable belief
collocation in Englishmeaningsofreasonableandbelief
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reasonable
adjective
uk/ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/us/ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/
based on or using good judgment and therefore fair ...
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belief
noun[C or S or U]
uk/bɪˈliːf/us/bɪˈliːf/
the feeling of being certain that something exists or ...
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(Definition ofreasonableandbelieffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Is that undermining anyreasonablebeliefin arbitration?
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One knew, and had an overallreasonablebelief, that one had overall more/better reasons for believing that thing than not.
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So members of all factions had areasonablebeliefthat they would get their share of the pie before too long.
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It would be unsatisfactory to rely on thereasonablebeliefof the commanding officer.
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Honest andreasonablebeliefin relation to consent seems to be a sensible agreed solution.
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So we have thereasonablebelief—the objective test in other words—appearing there.
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The clause says thatreasonablebeliefin consent has to be shown.
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Although hindsight cannot be taken into account, it confirms hisreasonablebelief.
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He would be concerned with the lawful excuse rather than thereasonablebelief.
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The power is limited; it is limited within thereasonablebeliefof a police officer.
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The existing law requires that there is areasonablebeliefthat serious public disorder will ensue.
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But, except in exceptional circumstances,reasonablebeliefis an honest belief based on reasonable grounds.
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If the constable forms areasonablebelief, he may exercise his powers.
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However, this was not areasonablebelief.
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Is it possible to determine whether a person has a genuine andreasonablebeliefon grounds of conscience?
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It would be equally improper when there is areasonablebeliefthat a trial would not take place.
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We are now able to clean the buildings in thereasonablebeliefthat they will remain clean.
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Suppose four or five houses are down, are the occupiers entitled to anyreasonablebeliefthat they can rebuild them?
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That this major change had been made at such a late stage passes beyondreasonablebeliefand understanding.
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The effect of these new clauses is to introduce a further offence of making an untrue statement withoutreasonablebelief.
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Nevertheless, he will have to form a belief and make a judgment because hisreasonablebelieftriggers off the action.
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Normally, phrases such as "reasonablebelief"or"reasonable suspicion" are used to provide a test of reasonableness.
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If he has areasonablebelief, he will be exonerated from any contractual obligation or any confidential obligation.
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The standard of proof has already been lowered in such cases in relation to "reasonable suspicion"and"reasonablebelief".
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I think that that is enough, and that there is no need for the provision involvingreasonablebelief.
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