If there is "clear and convincing proof" that this has happened, he deserves censure.

Simply put, the Pentagon won't pin such a horror on a dead sailor without clear and convincing proof.

It said also that states may require clear and convincing proof of a desire to die before honoring the right to die.

The appeals court's review of the case showed "almost no evidence of actual malice, much less clear and convincing proof," the ruling said.

WHAT clear and convincing proof is there that cigarette smoke in the air poses a health risk to non-smokers?

"Clear and convincing proof?"

Mr. Tavoulareas, the court said, could be paid for defamation "only upon clear and convincing proof that the defendants acted with actual malice."

Judges of four courts raised doubts; there was no clear and convincing proof for the claimed invention of Henry Goebel.

This court is satisfied by clear and convincing proof that Mr. and Mrs. Stern wanted and planned for this child.

Having decided there is "reason to believe" Mr. Wright violated the rules, the committee now must determine whether there is "clear and convincing proof" of the violations.

One requirement for obtaining and holding a casino gaming license is "clear and convincing proof" of financial stability on the part of both the casino and its owner.

He said there was "clear and convincing proof that the mental disability which I have described in Mrs. Whitehead is established and will continue indefinitely regardless of medical treatment."

He said he came unreservedly to the conclusion that Mr. Kallman had not shown "clear and convincing proof" that he "meets the exacting standards for a casino-employee license."

Such evidence is to be received with great caution, and the presumption of novelty arising from the grant of the patent is not to be overcome except upon clear and convincing proof.

The prosecution is required to show "Clear and Convincing Proof" of the defendant's malfeasance as the admission of such testimony violates the defendant's sixth amendment rights "to be confronted with the witnesses against him."

But it set an extremely high threshold for determining that the state is required to pay damages by noting that for those seeking claims the statute sets "the heavy burden of proving their innocence by clear and convincing proof."

It doesn't say that there's clear and convincing proof that I violated the rules; it doesn't say that they know I violated the rules, they said they have some reason to believe I may have.

Several Justices said the provision appeared to conflict with a 1979 Supreme Court decision, Addington v. Texas, in which the Court held the state to a higher level of "clear and convincing proof" to justify an involuntary civil commitment.

Clear and convincing proof means that the evidence presented by a party during the trial must be highly and substantially more probable to be true than not and the trier of fact must have a firm belief or conviction in its factuality.

Because it is difficult to determine exactly when a quorum was lost, points of order relating to the absence of a quorum are "generally not permitted to affect prior action; but upon clear and convincing proof, such a point of order can be given effect retrospectively by a ruling of the presiding officer, subject to appeal."