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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a justifiable doubt" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal contexts, particularly in discussions about the standard of proof required in criminal cases, where a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Example: "The jury must reach a verdict based on whether there is a justifiable doubt regarding the defendant's guilt."
Alternatives: "reasonable doubt" or "valid doubt".
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Serial booms and busts of the last 15 years have cast justifiable doubt on the conventional wisdom of buy-and-hold investing.
Curry and Ellis have since become friends, although justifiable doubts persist about their ability to be an effective backcourt.
The catalog of justifiable doubts is as thick as Blair's torso.
There may also be justifiable doubts about whether one leader or CEO on his own can change the long-term course of his or her company.
There are justifiable doubts about the window dressing, like Greg Dyke's flawed Commission, but qualification for Brazil will help to ease the burden of negativity which prompts coaches to adopt a defensive mind-set.
I had justifiable doubts concerning this claim.
"There's no doubt the government has a policy challenge on its hands, but cruelty can never be a justifiable response.
Piłsudski was not opposed to peaceful resolutions; he just doubted they were possible in this case, and viewed an attack on Germany as a justifiable defense of the Polish state.
"There is no doubt room for argument about whether the lifetime bans that the attorney general proposes would be a justifiable exercise of a court's discretion," the judges wrote.
It's a justifiable fear.
It's a justifiable concern.
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