reasonable doubt
sensible or actual hesitation with regards to the veracity of a claim
Reasonable Doubt
Reasonable doubt redirects here. For the legal standard "beyond a reasonable doubt", see
burden of proof. Reasonable Doubt is the debut album by
East Coast rapper Jay-Z. It was released on
June 25,
1996 by
Roc-A-Fella Records in the
United States and
Northwestside Records in the
United Kingdom. It features production provided by but not limited to
DJ Premier,
Ski and
Clark Kent, as well as guest vocals by
Memphis Bleek,
Sauce Money and
The Notorious B.I.G. amongst others. It reached #23 on the
Billboard 200 making it Jay-Z's least commercially successful effort, but it is critically considered a classic album. Regardless, it reached
platinum status in the United States on
February 7,
2002, and has sold 1.4 million copies as of 2006. Four singles were released for Reasonable Doubt, the most popular of which are "
Ain't No Nigga" featuring
Foxy Brown and "
Can't Knock the Hustle" featuring
Mary J. Blige. Both of these singles were top 40 singles in the
United Kingdom, but the former reached #50 on
The Billboard Hot 100 chart, while the latter only reached #73 on the same chart.
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Reasonable Doubt
A threshold of proof in criminal cases in most modern criminal law systems which requires the trier of fact to be sure, not certain, of the accused guilt, before convicting. - (
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Reasonable Doubt
The level of certainty a juror must have to find a defendant guilty of a crime. A real doubt, based upon reason and common sense after careful and impartial consideration of all the evidence, or lack of evidence, in a case.
Proof beyond a reasonable doubt, therefore, is proof of such a convincing character that you would be willing to rely and act upon it without hesitation in the most important of your own affairs. However, it does not mean an absolute certainty.