moral certainty
- A level of conviction about a defendant's guilt that falls short of absolute certainty but surpasses doubt based on reason, typically held by the judge or jury in a criminal trial
- The jury reached a verdict of guilty based on the moral certainty they had from the evidence presented.
- Despite the lack of an eyewitness, the painstakingly compiled circumstantial evidence provided the jury with moral certainty of the defendant's guilt.
- The judge instructed the jury that a verdict of guilty requires moral certainty, not just a belief that the defendant could have committed the crime.
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