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Term Definition Beyond a Reasonable Doubt - the highest and most demanding standard for burden on proof, required in criminal cases, not the burden of proof in civil actions.
Application in Divorce This standard is sometimes described as "entirely convinced" or "satisfied to a moral certainty."

This is the standard used to deprive a person of life or liberty.

Compare Clear and Convincing and Preponderance of the Evidence.

See also Burden of Proof.