(law) A legal standard for deciding the outcome of a dispute: evidence that clearly indicates that a claim is more likely to be true than not, without needing to eliminate all doubt.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of turn queen's evidence

simple past tense and past participle of turn king's evidence

present participle of turn king's evidence

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of turn king's evidence

present participle of turn queen's evidence

simple past tense and past participle of turn queen's evidence

(Britain, law) Alternative form of turn queen's evidence used when the British monarch is male.

(Britain, law) Of a person accused of a crime, to give evidence against one's accomplices in the hope of receiving a lighter punishment. Used when the British monarch is female; see also turn king's evidence.

Outlandish and unbelievable claims must be followed by exceptional evidence to be considered acceptable in rational discourse.