| 单词 | presumption of innocence |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspresumption of innocence presumption of innocence n. an assumption that a person is not guilty of an alleged crime; (chiefly Criminal Law) the fundamental principle and legal requirement that a defendant must be presumed innocent, and treated as such, until proven guilty. ΘΚΠ society > law > jurisprudence > [noun] > inference or presumption presumption of law1607 presumption of innocence1730 presumption of fact1827 1730 W. Forbes Inst. Law Scotl. II. i. 111 The Presumption of Innocence lies in Favour of the Deceast, that he was deceitfully killed. 1820 N. Amer. Rev. July 122 There are several cases in which persons charged with manslaughter have been bailed, where there has been no presumption of innocence. 1849 J. P. Kennedy Mem. Life of William Wirt (1851) II. xvii. 283 The accused having..the legal presumption of innocence on his side, must continue to be presumed innocent until some act shall be adduced which is entirely inconsistent with such presumption, and consistent only with the presumption of guilt. 1896 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 1 788 The ‘presumption of innocence’ should be diminished in case of confirmed criminals. 1913 M. Dana Within Law xvi. 210 The Inspector spoke the simple truth as he knew it from years of experience. The theory of the law is that a presumption of innocence exists until the accused is proven guilty. But the police are out of sympathy with such finical methods. 1949 P. W. Tappan Juvenile Delinquency ix. 205 In England the child-defendant enjoys the full normal trial rights of the criminal law, with its presumption of innocence and the requirement of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. 1992 Independent 28 Oct. 1/5 The judge said: ‘There is a principle in Scotland known as the presumption of innocence.’ < as lemmas |
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