determining guilt
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Judge Cheryl Matthews said the case is “deeply sad” but that “sympathy” should have no role in determining guilt or innocence.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2024
As an example of this context dependence, compare the probability accepted as strong in gambling to the much higher probability of accuracy we expect in determining guilt in a court of law.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
At a press conference on Monday, WHO’s Mike Ryan pleaded to not frame the scientific study of SARS-CoV-2’s emergence in terms of determining guilt.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 13, 2021
There were two main forms of ordeal - fire and water - with God being seen as determining guilt through the result.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2019
This method of determining guilt was not as yet widely accepted in the courts.
From A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 by Wallace Notestein
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