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reasonable degree of medical certainty [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Health Law
  • Law of Evidence
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

In both criminal and civil proceedings, physicians must testify to their findings "to a reasonable degree of medical certainty." For many physicians, this level of certainty may be a focus of concern because in criminal trials the pediatrician's testimony is part of the information used to ascertain the guilt or innocence of an alleged abuser.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la santé
  • Droit de la preuve
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Un grand nombre de médecins ne comprennent pas l'expression [un degré raisonnable de certitude médicale] car ils parlent habituellement de «certitudes» à 100 pour 100, alors que les certitudes «raisonnables» requises en droit exigent seulement une probabilité supérieure, c'est-à-dire à 51 pour 100.

Spanish

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