Sentence examples for burden of doubt from inspiring English sources

But until the next lesson observation, I'm carrying this burden of doubt around.

He has almost exclusively been in with opponents who have spared him the burden of doubt.

This would free the officials of the burden of doubt about a call and keep the game moving without debate among the officials.

Had Rasmussen wanted to relieve the burden of doubt, he would have done better to restrict the margin of yesterday's victory.

Not only was this a hassle (you may forget to submit the request after your awful meal) but it also leaves users with a burden of doubt (was that delay long enough to make a fuss?).

When the harm is great enough, they argue, scientists should not have to prove their theories (e.g. that greenhouse gas emissions are causing disruptive changes in climate) beyond a shadow of doubt; the burden of proof shifts to the other side.

The burden of "beyond a reasonable doubt" does not apply in a civil trial, where a jury need only conclude that it is more likely than not that Cosby assaulted the plaintiff.

"Absent a positive drug test and absent an admission by an athlete, it will be extremely difficult, if not impossible, for U.S.A.D.A. to meet its burden of beyond a reasonable doubt," said Williams, the New York lawyer.

Under the 2011 policy, accusations must be evaluated not under the "beyond a reasonable doubt" burden of proof used in criminal courts, but instead under the much lower "preponderance of the evidence" standard, which requires a finding against the accused if the probability of guilt is more than 50percentt.

Summing up his instructions to the jury, Judge Kavanewsky said he had granted most of the requests on either side and will include the definition of murder under Connecticut law, as well as explanations of circumstantial evidence, the presumption of innocence, the burden of proof and reasonable doubt.

They are merely instructed that the burden of beyond a reasonable doubt is met if they have "an abiding conviction" in the truth of the charges, a standard that even veteran attorneys have trouble explicating and quantifying.