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presumption of innocence

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The precept that someone will not be convicted of a crime unless (the judge, prosecutor, officer) proves guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and is non liquet, with there being no present burden of proof duty subjected on the accused to prove innocence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law

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17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: прэзу́мпцыя невінава́тасці (prezúmpcyja njevinavátasci) — legal principle
  • Dutch: vermoeden van onschuld — legal principle
  • Dutch: onschuldpresumptie — legal principle
  • Estonian: süütuse presumptsioon — legal principle
  • Finnish: syyttömyysolettama — legal principle
  • French: présomption d'innocence — legal principle
  • German: Unschuldsvermutung — legal principle
  • Greek: τεκμήριο αθωότητας (tekmírio athoótitas) — legal principle
  • Hungarian: az ártatlanság vélelme — legal principle
  • Indonesian: asas praduga tidak bersalah — legal principle
  • Italian: presunzione di innocenza — legal principle
  • Japanese: 推定無罪 (suitei muzai) — legal principle
  • Polish: domniemanie niewinności — legal principle
  • Russian: презумпция невиновности (prezumpcija nevinovnosti) — legal principle
  • Turkish: masumiyet karinesi — legal principle
  • Ukrainian: презу́мпція невинува́тості (prezúmpcija nevynuvátosti) — legal principle
  • Ukrainian: презу́мпція неви́нності (prezúmpcija nevýnnosti) — legal principle