substantial evidence
Weighty supporting facts
Substantial evidence is a legal standard requiring enough relevant proof that a reasonable person could reach the same conclusion.
It's more than a mere suspicion or scintilla of evidence but less than the preponderance standard used in civil trials.
Courts often apply this standard when reviewing administrative agency decisions: The board's findings were supported by substantial evidence in the record.
- proofDemonstration of truth
- conclusiveEnding all debate
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
- convincingAble to persuade
- clear and convincingLegal proof threshold
weighty · solid · documentation · paper trail · testimony · key witness · corroboration · findings · demonstrable · credible · verified · burden · preponderance · admissible · courtroom · smoking gun · prima facie · records
substantial evidencelack of evidence
Absence of proof
insufficient evidence · circumstantial evidence · anecdotal evidence · hearsay · conjecture
substantial evidencebeyond reasonable doubt
Standard for criminal conviction
preponderance of the evidence · probable cause · reasonable suspicion
substantial, evidence, substance, substantially, substantive, substantiate, substantiation, evident, evidently