presumption of guilt; guilty until proven innocent
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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presumption of guilt; the principle of treating the accused as guilty before conviction
formalA legal principle in criminal procedure law, historically used in feudal systems and contrary to the modern presumption of innocence.
Fēng封
jiàn建
shè社
huì会
pǔ普
biàn遍
cǎi采
yòng用
yǒu有
zuì罪
tuī推
dìng定
yuán原
zé则
。
Feudal societies generally adopted the principle of presumption of guilt.
Xiàn现
dài代
fǎ法
zhì治
guó国
jiā家
shí实
xíng行
wú无
zuì罪
tuī推
dìng定
，
ér而
fēi非
yǒu有
zuì罪
tuī推
dìng定
。
Modern rule-of-law countries practice presumption of innocence, not presumption of guilt.
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Yǒu有
zuì罪
tuī推
dìng定
róng容
yì易
zào造
chéng成
yuān冤
jiǎ假
cuò错
àn案
。
Presumption of guilt easily leads to unjust, false, or wrongful cases.