When a court announces the sentence that will be given to a convicted defendant. … [Read more...] about PRONOUNCEMENT OF SENTENCE
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PRONUNCIATION
L. Fr. A sentence or decree. Kelham. … [Read more...] about PRONUNCIATION
PRONURUS
Lat. In the civil law. The wife of a grandson or great-grandson. Dig. 38, 10, 4, 6. … [Read more...] about PRONURUS
PROOF
practice. The conviction or persuasion of the mind of a judge or jury, by the exhibition of evidence, of the reality of a fact alleged: as, to prove, is to determine or persuade that a thing does or does not exist. Proof is the perfection of evidence, for without evidence there is no proof, although, there may be evidence which does not amount to proof: for example, a man is … [Read more...] about PROOF
PROOF BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT
Proof that convinces a reasonable person that the defendant is guilty without reasonable (but not absolute) doubt. It is the highest standard of proof required, used in the criminal court system as the standard required to convict a criminal defendant for most criminal offenses. As opposed to proof by a preponderance of the evidence. … [Read more...] about PROOF BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT