eli5: What does a “preponderance of evidence” entail for civil suits?

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eli5: What does a “preponderance of evidence” entail for civil suits?

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What makes me chuckle is we can all define preponderance of evidence pretty easily (just need a feather to tip the scale)… but struggle with “beyond a reasonable doubt” as I’ve seen some comments suggest 99% or 95%… which is a nominally small, but to me stark difference in the criminal world. Maybe it’s 90%, but I suppose it’s the best we got 

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