presumption of innocence

English

Noun

presumption of innocence (countable and uncountable, plural presumptions of innocence)

1. (law) The precept that someone will not be convicted of a crime unless (the judge, prosecutor, officer) proves guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and is non-liquet, with there being no present burden of proof duty subjected on the accused to prove innocence.

   Coordinate term: presumption of guilt

Translations

legal principle

• Belarusian: прэзу́мпцыя невінава́тасці f (prezúmpcyja njevinavátasci)
• Dutch: vermoeden van onschuld n, onschuldpresumptie f
• Estonian: süütuse presumptsioon
• Finnish: syyttömyysolettama (fi)
• French: présomption d’innocence (fr) f
• German: Unschuldsvermutung (de) f
• Greek: τεκμήριο αθωότητας n (tekmírio athoótitas)
• Hungarian: az ártatlanság vélelme
• Indonesian: asas praduga tidak bersalah (id)
• Japanese: 推定無罪 (ja) (suitei muzai)
• Polish: domniemanie niewinności n
• Russian: презумпция невиновности (ru) (prezumpcija nevinovnosti)
• Turkish: masumiyet karinesi
• Ukrainian: презу́мпція невинува́тості f (prezúmpcija nevynuvátosti), презу́мпція неви́нності f (prezúmpcija nevýnnosti)

See also

• benefit of the doubt
• in dubio pro reo

References

• Black's Law Dictionary 10th Edition (2014)