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What does reasonable doubt mean?

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Noun
  1. (law) A degree of uncertainty to which a reason can be assigned; in those jurisdictions influenced by English common law, the minimum degree of uncertainty required to acquit a defendant.
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A scintilla of reasonable doubt might be expected about the efficacy and justice of a punishment now rejected by 71 countries.
After three days of courtroom arguments, the 12 men of the jury retire to decide if the boy is guilty beyond reasonable doubt.
I think we can safely say that the intentionality behind the ethnic cleansing of 750,000 is established beyond reasonable doubt.
It must survive rejection or disbelief to either be accepted or at least raise a reasonable doubt.
He believed the complainant, disbelieved the appellant saying his evidence did not raise a reasonable doubt.
Is there a way in which the accomplishments of these players can be proved beyond a reasonable doubt?

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