Preponderance of the evidence
Preponderance of the evidence is the level of burden
of persuasion typically employed in the civil procedure. In plain
English, this roughly means "more likely than not."
By contrast, in criminal procedure, the required burden of
proof is beyond a reasonable doubt.
The difference between the two can perhaps be seen in the criminal and civil trials of O.J. Simpson for murder. Jurors acquitted Simpson in the criminal
trial, which required "proof beyond a reasonable doubt", whereas in the civil trial, a different jury looked for a "preponderance
of the evidence" and found it, ruling against Simpson and finding him "liable" for the two deaths.
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