The burden of proof in a civil trial, e.g. a plaintiff may need to prove that something is more likely to have occurred than not to have occurred or a 51-49% probability.
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The burden of proof in a civil trial, e.g. a plaintiff may need to prove that something is more likely to have occurred than not to have occurred or a 51-49% probability.