insufficient evidence
Not enough proof
Insufficient evidence is a legal and logical standard indicating that available facts don't adequately support a conclusion or charge.
In court, insufficient evidence may lead to dismissal or acquittal: The case was thrown out for insufficient evidence.
More broadly, it signals that claims remain unproven: There's insufficient evidence to link the supplement to weight loss.
- guessworkConclusions drawn without proof
- reasonable doubtLegal uncertainty requiring acquittal
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- case dismissedLegal proceeding terminated
burden of proof · beyond reasonable doubt · fallacy · confounding variables · hearsay · skepticism · presumption of innocence · benefit of the doubt · mistrial · null hypothesis · misinformation · overgeneralization · cognitive bias · unproven · inductive reasoning · inconclusive · unsubstantiated · jury deliberation
- acquittalsnot guilty, exoneration, cleared, innocence, vindication
- case endingsmotion to dismiss, dropped charges, nonsuit, without prejudice, summary judgment
insufficient evidenceproof positive
Incontrovertible demonstration of truth
certainty · confirmed · verified · demonstrated · substantiated
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