Lack of evidence
0178-en RE520 Criminal Law As of 11.07.2026
The state of necessity of proof is the procedural situation that exists when the evidence invoked has been lost or never existed.
Deutsch
Beweisnotstand 0178-de
Der Beweisnotstand ist jene prozessuale Lage, die besteht, wenn die angerufenen Beweismittel untergegangen oder überhaupt nie vorhanden gewesen sind.
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Lack of evidence (0178-en), in: LAWPEDIA®-Glossar, provided by LAWCONSULT AG, www.lawconsult.ch/lawpedia/en/lack-of-evidence, as of: 11.07.2026 [accessed on …].
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