(law) A degree of uncertainty to which a reason can be assigned; in those jurisdictions influenced by English common law, the minimum degree of uncertainty required to acquit a defendant.

(rare) Alternative form of benefit of the doubt

plural of benefit of the doubt

(sometimes attributive) A river in South America, part of the Amazon watershed, now named the Roosevelt River following exploration of it by a party including Theodore Roosevelt.

Without any doubt or hesitation at all.

Alternative form of beyond a reasonable doubt

(law) A legal standard for deciding the outcome of a criminal charge, requiring evidence that is sufficient to eliminate any doubts that a reasonable person might entertain about whether a claim is more likely to be true than not.

Synonym of beyond a shadow of a doubt

Alternative form of beyond a shadow of a doubt

Having overconfidence in one's opinions that is impervious to failure.