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Say a criminal is accused. The criminal will have a defense attorney. In court, the defense attorney argues with the prosecutor. In his cross-examination with the witness, he tries to find a contradiction, to show the defendant is NOT GUILTY. In the end, the Jury declares if the accused is GUILTY or NOT GUILTY. It really depends on what happened during the trial.

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(in the US) In criminal cases: the presentation of evidence and testimopny which tends to prove the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

In civil cases: the presentation of evidence and testimonry which tends to prove the defendant guilty by a preponderance of the evidence.

YES! The two ARE different.

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