Legally, it can be explained quite easily.
Civil liability must only rise to the standard of “preponderance of the evidence”, meaning something like ‘more likely than not’.
A criminial conviction however, must rise to the standard of “beyond reasonable doubt”.
That’s the difference.
Legally, it can be explained quite easily. Civil liability must only rise to the standard of “preponderance of the evidence”, meaning something like ‘more likely than not’. A criminial conviction however, must rise to the standard of “beyond reasonable doubt”. That’s the difference.