prove a case

Example Sentences

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“Let’s say, for example, Harvey Weinstein: It was very difficult to prove a case when there was only one person because there was a tendency to turn it into a so-called ‘he-said, she-said’ situation.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024

What’s needed to prove a case for fraud is clearly established through centuries of judicial decisions.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2021

That this case did not result in a mistrial or a hung jury tells me that the failure to prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt was not even close.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2018

“You should expect and demand more from the government when they have the burden to prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2017

Nothing was done to him, as it would have been difficult to prove a case against him.

From The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real by Hope, Laura Lee