evidence of guilt
collocation in Englishmeaningsofevidenceandguilt
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evidence
noun[U]
uk/ˈev.ɪ.dəns/us/ˈev.ə.dəns/
one or more reasons for believing that something is or is ...
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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 ofevidenceandguiltfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofevidence of guilt
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If noevidenceofguiltis found, prisoners on remand are released and paid compensation.
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He will only be asked to take them if the result of the breathalyser test showsprima facieevidenceofguilt.
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Conclusiveevidenceofguiltcan now be brought forward.
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Or is it suggested that silence can perhaps corroborate otherevidenceofguilt?
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I appreciate the difficulties, but we must find some way to ensure that such matters are properly brought to trial and innocence proved when there is noevidenceofguilt.
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Nor do whatever snippets of information about the case that the juror may have come by through other sources provideevidenceofguiltor innocence.
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The body was the scroll on which theevidenceofguiltor innocence was written.
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A judge's granting of bail over the objections of the state means the state has not produced enoughevidenceofguiltto justify pretrial detention.
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A single piece of evidence (for instance, one eyewitness alleging that an event occurred or one incriminating piece of physicalevidenceofguilt) was never sufficient for moral certainty.
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The phrase is that refusal to undergo a test will be taken asevidenceofguilt.
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It is an entire mistake to suppose that you must have completeevidenceofguiltbefore you can bring an officer before a court-martial.
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Warrants have been issued against those for whom we think that there is prima facieevidenceofguilt.
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Clause 12 makes criminal convictions conclusiveevidenceofguiltin any action for defamation.
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Where those tape-recorded interviews amount to nothing, the burden is placed much more firmly on the prosecution to produce other goodevidenceofguilt.
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No man or woman should be forced to speak and nor should silence per se be treated asevidenceofguilt.
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In other words, silence on the part of the accused thus becomes positiveevidenceofguiltas a result of these clauses.
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He provided it with what appeared to be incontrovertibleevidenceofguilt, which subsequently had to be dismissed for what has been termed "limited efficiency".
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Where a confession is strictly proved—and that is the vital condition—it remains, in my opinion, the best possibleevidenceofguilt.
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Its effect is that in defamation proceedings a previous conviction is to be treated as conclusiveevidenceofguilt.
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I told them that the warrants had been issued only for those people against whom there was prima facieevidenceofguilt.
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