half proof

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half proof - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  HALF PROOF, semiplena probatio, civil law. Full proof is that which is 
  sufficient to end the controversy, while half proof is that which is 
  insufficient, as the foundation of a sentence or decree, although in itself 
  entitled to some credit. Vicat, voc. Probatio.