noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ clear , convincing , direct , good , positive , real
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|Do you have positive ~ that she took the money?
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We have ~ positive that he is in hiding.
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I have no real ~ that he was in the country at the time.
▪ concrete , empirical , solid , tangible
▪ absolute , conclusive , definitive , incontrovertible , irrefutable
▪ ample , sufficient
▪ further
▪ final , ultimate
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The photo was final ~ of her husband's infidelity.
▪ documentary , written
▪ photographic
▪ legal
▪ scientific
▪ formal , mathematical
▪ living
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I am living ~ that the treatment works.
VERB + PROOF
▪ be , constitute
▪ have
▪ give sb , offer (sb) , present (sb with) , produce , provide (sb with) , show (sb)
▪ find , get , obtain , see
▪ need , require
▪ demand , want
PREPOSITION
▪ without ~
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He is unlikely to make wild accusations without ~.
▪ ~ of
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Her account gives us no concrete ~ of his guilt.
PHRASES
▪ the burden of ~ , the onus of ~
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The burden of ~ lies on us to prove negligence.
▪ a lack of ~
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The men were acquitted for lack of ~.
▪ ~ of identity , ~ of purchase
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Proof of purchase must be provided before a refund can be made.
▪ a standard of ~ ( law )
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Civil proceedings require a lower standard of ~ than criminal cases.