Legal Sufficiency
Definitions
- (n.) The adequacy of evidence or pleading to satisfy legal requirements necessary to support a claim, charge, or decision without requiring further proof.
The court ruled that the complaint lacked legal sufficiency and dismissed the case.
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Commentary
Legal sufficiency focuses on the minimum threshold of evidence or pleading required to proceed in litigation, distinct from factual sufficiency which assesses the weight of evidence.
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