proof

proof
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ clear, convincing, direct, good, positive, real
▪

|Do you have positive proof that she took the money?

▪

We have proof positive that he is in hiding.

▪

I have no real proof that he was in the country at the time.

▪ concrete, empirical, solid, tangible
▪ absolute, conclusive, definitive, incontrovertible, irrefutable
▪ ample, sufficient
▪ further
▪ final, ultimate
▪

The photo was final proof of her husband's infidelity.

▪ documentary, written
▪ photographic
▪ legal
▪ scientific
▪ formal, mathematical
▪ living
▪

I am living proof that the treatment works.

VERB + PROOF
▪ be, constitute
▪ have
▪ give sb, offer (sb), present (sb with), produce, provide (sb with), show (sb)
▪ find, get, obtain, see
▪ need, require
▪ demand, want
PREPOSITION
▪ without proof
▪

He is unlikely to make wild accusations without proof.

▪ proof of
▪

Her account gives us no concrete proof of his guilt.

PHRASES
▪ the burden of proof, the onus of proof
▪

The burden of proof lies on us to prove negligence.

▪ a lack of proof
▪

The men were acquitted for lack of proof.

▪ proof of identity, proof of purchase
▪

Proof of purchase must be provided before a refund can be made.

▪ a standard of proof (law)
▪

Civil proceedings require a lower standard of proof than criminal cases.


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