"They have a right to sue her on behalf of their dead daughter, " he said, noting that the standard required for conviction in civil cases is a preponderance of the evidence.
Adams said the 23 mitigating factors presented by the defense had to be proved by a preponderance of the evidence, a lower standard than the one that was used for the prosecution's 10 aggravating factors -- beyond a reasonable doubt.
That she has shown that there was no credible evidence presented in the District Court to support a finding by the preponderance of the evidence that MCG would have terminated her employment.
To prevail in a civil case, the plaintiff need only persuade the trier of fact by a mere preponderance of evidence that the elements of the cause of action have been proved.
In such a case, the government must show by a preponderance of evidence that the property was connected to illegal activity.
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The U.S. is looking for a "preponderance of evidence" one way or the other, the senior U.S. official, who declined to be named because of the sensitive nature of the information, said.
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In a civil forfeiture lawsuit, the government prevails by proving the alleged structuring by a preponderance of evidence.
The preponderance of the evidence points toward influenza vaccination as a beneficial public health measure.
The report defines "confirmed" as a preponderance of evidence, including fingerprints, DNA, photo match or reliable or well-corroborated intelligence that can identify a former detainee at Guantanamo.
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While opinion in America regularly swings from waiting for a rate cut to bolster the cooling economy to positoning for an anti-inflationary increase, the preponderance of evidence emanating from the Federal Reserve is that the U.S. target will remain unchanged for months to come.
But a preponderance of evidence has shown that there are no positive effects on employment of low-skilled workers that offset the negative effects from an increase in the minimum wage.
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The report categorizes as "confirmed" any former detainee identified as involved in terrorist activity by a preponderance of evidence -- such as fingerprints, DNA, photo match or reliable or well-corroborated intelligence.
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