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“More probable than not” carries important legal meaning

“More probable than not” carries important legal meaning

To the non-lawyer, the money quotes from the Ted Wells report suggest a mere probability that cheating occurred. But the specific terminology used by Wells actually indicates a belief that the evidence satisfies one of the most common standards used in a court of law. “More probable than not” equates to a “preponderance of the…