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Definition
Superiority in weight of an evidence that is more convincing (even if minimally) than the evidence presented by the other party. In civil cases, the jury is instructed to determine which party on the whole has preponderance of evidence, and to return a verdict in its favor.
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preponderance of evidence is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law subject.
preponderance of evidence appears in the definition of the following term: standard of proof
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