Phrase guide

beyond a reasonable doubt

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

A legal standard for deciding the outcome of a criminal charge, requiring evidence that is sufficient to eliminate any doubts that a reasonable person might entertain about whether a claim is true or false.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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Synonyms: BARD

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 毫無合理疑問 /毫无合理疑问 (háowú hélǐ yíwèn) — legal standard
  • Chinese Mandarin: 毫無疑義 /毫无疑义 (háowú yíyì) — legal standard
  • Chinese Mandarin: 排除合理懷疑 /排除合理怀疑 (páichú hélǐ huáiyí) — legal standard
  • Danish: hinsides rimelig tvivl — legal standard
  • Finnish: järkevän epäilyksen ulkopuolella — legal standard
  • Finnish: ei jää varteenotettavaa epäilystä — legal standard
  • Finnish: ei jää järkevää epäilystä — legal standard
  • French: au-delà de tout doute raisonnable — legal standard
  • German: jenseits begründeter Zweifel — legal standard
  • Greek: πέραν πάσης αμφιβολίας (péran pásis amfivolías) — legal standard
  • Polish: ponad wszelką wątpliwość — legal standard
  • Polish: ponad uzasadnioną wątpliwość — legal standard
  • Polish: poza wszelką wątpliwością — legal standard
  • Polish: poza wszelką wątpliwość — legal standard
  • Portuguese: para além de qualquer dúvida razoável — legal standard
  • Spanish: más allá de una duda razonable — legal standard