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charge — I n. accusation 1) to bring, level, make a charge; to prefer, press charges 2) to concoct, cook up, fabricate, trump up a charge (they trumped up various charges against her) 3) to prove, substantiate a charge 4) to face a charge 5) to dismiss,… … Combinatory dictionary
reasonable doubt — n: a doubt esp. about the guilt of a criminal defendant that arises or remains upon fair and thorough consideration of the evidence or lack thereof all persons are presumed to be innocent and no person may be convicted of an offense unless each… … Law dictionary
Charge ordering — (CO) is a (first or second order) phase transition occurring mostly in strongly correlated materials such as transition metal oxides or organic conductors. Due to the strong interaction, the charge is localized on different sites leading to a… … Wikipedia
reasonable man — a judicial standard of conduct used to determine liability, especially in relation to negligence. The need to charge juries has brought forth many folksy definitions, the most famous being the man on the Clapham omnibus (or the omnibus of… … Law dictionary
reasonable — Fair, proper, just, moderate, suitable under the circumstances. Fit and appropriate to the end in view. Having the faculty of reason; rational; governed by reason; under the influence of reason; agreeable to reason. Thinking, speaking, or acting… … Black's law dictionary
reasonable cause — For prosecution: the existence of a reasonable ground of presumption that the charge is or may be well founded. Wood v United States (US) 16 Pet 342, 366, 10 L Ed 987, 996. A reasonable amount of suspicion, supported by circumstances sufficiently … Ballentine's law dictionary
charge — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 price asked for sth ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, high ▪ nominal, reasonable, small ▪ minimum ▪ fixed … Collocations dictionary
reasonable — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem, sound ▪ consider sth, judge sth, regard sth as, think sth … Collocations dictionary
reasonable doubt — As militating against the sufficiency of the evidence: an actual and substantial doubt of the defendant s guilt arising from the evidence, or from a want of evidence, as distinguished from a vague apprehension. A fair doubt based upon reason and… … Ballentine's law dictionary
reasonable care — noun the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty • Syn: ↑due care, ↑ordinary care • Hypernyms: ↑care, ↑charge, ↑tutelage, ↑guardianship * * * no … Useful english dictionary
