מידת השכנוע
English translation: degree of conviction
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|  Selected response from: Arthur Livingstone Israel Local time: 17:50 | ||||||
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| 4 | degree of proof or preponderance of evidence |
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| 4 | degree of conviction |
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| 4 | degree of persuasion |
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11 mins confidence: 
degree of proof or preponderance of evidence Explanation: While literally שכנוע means convincing, here I think we need to use the more common expression in English Legalese, proof or evidence, as you can see in the example and link below. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.otto-graph.com/samples/3/civil.html |
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1 hr confidence:
degree of conviction Explanation: This does not carry quite the same weight as "preponderance of evidence" but is perfectly good legalese and more accurately reflects the Hebrew, IMHO. |
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1 hr confidence:
degree of persuasion Explanation: www.jstor.org/stable/1337319 |
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