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Clear and convincing evidence is a higher level of burden of persuasion than a " Preponderance of the Evidence ".
It is employed intra-adjudicatively in Administrative Court determinations, as well as in civil and certain criminal procedure in the United States.
For example, a prisoner seeking habeas corpus relief from capital punishment must prove his factual innocence by clear and convincing evidence.
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