presumption of innocence

English

presumption of innocence (countable and uncountable, plural presumptions of innocence)

(law) The precept that someone will not be convicted of a crime unless (the judge, prosecutor, officer) proves guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and is non-liquet, with there being no present burden of proof duty subjected on the accused to prove innocence.
Coordinate term: presumption of guilt

legal principle

Belarusian: прэзу́мпцыя невінава́тасці f (prezúmpcyja njevinavátasci)
Dutch: vermoeden van onschuld n, onschuldpresumptie f
Estonian: süütuse presumptsioon
Finnish: syyttömyysolettama (fi)
French: présomption d’innocence (fr) f
German: Unschuldsvermutung (de) f
Greek: τεκμήριο αθωότητας n (tekmírio athoótitas)
Hungarian: az ártatlanság vélelme
Indonesian: asas praduga tidak bersalah (id)
Japanese: 推定無罪 (ja) (suitei muzai)
Polish: domniemanie niewinności n
Russian: презумпция невиновности (ru) (prezumpcija nevinovnosti)
Turkish: masumiyet karinesi
Ukrainian: презу́мпція невинува́тості f (prezúmpcija nevynuvátosti), презу́мпція неви́нності f (prezúmpcija nevýnnosti)

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