中文都是「疑心」,suspect 是疑「有」(true),doubt 是疑「無」(untrue)。所以嫌犯是 suspect;「難說」是 I doubt it,不確定啊。no doubt 自然就是「無疑」no uncertainty, certain 了。
I suspect that he did it. 我覺得他真做了。
I doubt that he did it. 我不相信他做了,我覺得他沒做。
I suspect he's the suspect.
I doubt he's the suspect.
因此英美法系的預設無罪立場,罪名成立必須 proven beyond (reasonable) doubt = proven beyond reasonable uncertainty,證據確鑿,沒有任何合理的「不確定」,沒有任何疑點,無疑。
對於一般人與事,我們
11/15/2011
Doubt vs. Suspect
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