Preponderance

n. superiority; supremacy; state of being larger in number; state of being heavier

Noun
1. superiority in power or influence; "the preponderance of good over evil"; "the preponderance of wealth and power"
(hypernym) power, powerfulness
(derivation) preponderate, outweigh, overbalance, outbalance
2. a superiority in numbers or amount; "there is a preponderance of Blacks in our prisons"
(synonym) prevalence
(hypernym) number, figure
(derivation) preponderate, outweigh, overbalance, outbalance
3. exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight; "the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"
(hypernym) heaviness, weightiness
(derivation) preponderate, outweigh, overbalance, outbalance

n. preponderance, superiority

(n.)
Alt. of Preponderancy
  

A word describing evidence that persuades a judge or jury to lean to one side as opposed to the other during the course of litigation. - (read more on Preponderance)