Burden of Proof
Beyond the shadow of a doubt is a standard of proof, and as such, falls along a continuum of certainty. An example of such a continuum might advance as follows:
- air of reality - only having the traces of truth
- preponderance of the evidence - it is more likely than not
- clear and convincing evidence - it is substantially more likely than not
- beyond a reasonable doubt - no reasonable doubt could be raised
- beyond the shadow of a doubt - no doubt whatsoever could be raised
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Famous quotes containing the words burden of, burden and/or proof:
“The camera relieves us of the burden of memory. It surveys us like God, and it surveys for us. Yet no other god has been so cynical, for the camera records in order to forget.”
—John Berger (b. 1926)
“Being at the centre of a film is a burden one takes on with innocence—the first time. Thereafter, you take it on with trepidation.”
—Daniel Day Lewis (b. 1957)
“The proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as he has absorbed it.”
—Walt Whitman (1819–1892)