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moral certaintyは誤解される事が多いフレーズです。 現在の用法は本来の意味と異なるような使い方が少なくありません。 これは、moral = 道徳 と関連させてしまう人が多い為でしょう。 参考urlをご参照ください。ここでは裁判で使われる表現の定義について色々と説明がありますが、一部を抜粋します。 「The Oxford English Dictionary, reflecting historical usage, defines the phrase as "a degree of probability so great as to admit of no reasonable doubt," a meaning essentially synonymous with "proof beyond a reasonable doubt." But the 1992 edition of the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language gives moral certainty a much different definition: "based on strong likelihood or firm conviction, rather than on the actual evidence." 」 引用:'Lectric Law Library 要するに、時代の変化により本来の意味とは異なる使い方が現にされている訳です。 ご質問の答えですが、前後の文脈を考慮する以外方法はないと思われます。本来の意味ではなく、道徳に絡むような意味合いで使われているのなら、そのように訳すしかありませんので。

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