Moral certainty Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun certainty based on an inner conviction
    • she believed in the importance of moral absolutes and moral certainty
    • the prosecutor had a moral certainty that the prisoner was guilty

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Definitions
  1. a very high degree or probability, although not demonstrable as a certainty; a probability of so high a degree that it can be confidently acted upon in the affairs of life; as, there is a moral certainty of his guilt.

Webster 1913