The man we all recognize as Charles Bronson was actually born Charles Buchinsky in the coal-mining town of Ehrnenfield, PA. It would be a gross understatement to say he was from a large family; Bronson was the 11th of 15 children born to a pair of Lithuanian immigrants. The family was so incredibly poor that when Bronson was six years old the only school outfit his mom could muster for him was one of his sister's old dresses.
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Meaning. Definition: As certain as possible under any given circumstances. This idiom is most commonly used in the legal system to show proof. If somebody is to be judged guilty, he must appear guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, or certainly guilty given the circumstances of the trial.
Search The Library's Lexicon. REASONABLE DOUBT. The level of certainty a juror must have to find a defendant guilty of a crime. A real doubt, based upon reason and common sense after careful and impartial consideration of all the evidence, or lack of evidence, in a case.