Sentence examples for civil standard from inspiring English sources

This will be raised from the lower test of "reasonable suspicion" to "the balance of probabilities" civil standard of proof.

The FA governance department work according to the civil standard which is on the balance of probability.

Jackson found that, on the civil standard of the balance of probabilities, Worthington had abused Poppi in the hours before she died.

"I had some discussions with ministers from different departments about whether it should be reduced to the civil standard of proof, the balance of probabilities," Thornton recalled.

This is in line with the civil standard of proof and our analysis shows that every single TPIM issued so far would have passed this threshold.

The ruling by Mr Justice Jackson came in a family court hearing concerning a number of matters and was based on the civil standard of "balance of probabilities".

The law should set some civil standards of acceptable behaviour.

But while civil standards of proof apply to the issuing of ASBOs, criminal sanctions can be applied to those who break them.

In a year in which a sexual abuse scandal fomented intense debate over who has the power — moral or otherwise — to hold the church accountable for its actions, the new law appeared to acknowledge the importance of adhering to civil standards.

Not the civil trial standard of "preponderance of the evidence" as you see on all those small claims court shows on TV.

The Battle of Baton Rouge was small by Civil War standards.