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Assertion (A): The findings of the criminal court are inadmissible in a civil suit. Reason (R):…

A criminal court's finding is generally not admissible in a civil suit, as the two are decided on different evidence and standards, and the Reason correctly explains that an…

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Assertion (A): The findings of the criminal court are inadmissible in a civil suit.
Reason (R): Acquittal or conviction in a criminal case has no evidentiary value in a subsequent civil litigation except for the limited purpose of showing that there was a trial resulting in acquittal or conviction, as the case may be.

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A criminal court's finding is generally not admissible in a civil suit, as the two are decided on different evidence and standards, and the Reason correctly explains that an acquittal or conviction has no evidentiary value beyond showing that such a trial took place: "Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A".

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