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    The requirement that evidence be reasonably complete is a... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Probability-based decision thresholds can accommodate the requirement that trial evidence be reasonably complete

    The requirement that evidence be reasonably complete is a deontological constraint on the process of adjudication, not merely an input variable to a decision-theoretic calculation.

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    Key Terms

    Adjudication(as the process where Finnis believes moral reasoning matters)
    The process of a judge or court hearing a case and making a legal decision about it.
    Decision-theoretic calculation(in logic and decision-making)
    A way of making choices by mathematically weighing different options and their likely outcomes to pick the best result.
    Deontological(as used in moral philosophy)
    An approach to ethics that focuses on whether actions follow rules and duties, rather than on whether they produce good outcomes.
    Input variable(in mathematics and logic)
    A piece of information or factor that you put into a calculation or system to help determine an output or result.
    constraint(canonical formulations of general relativity and electromagnetism)

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