Preponderance of the evidence means proof by information that, compared with information opposing it, leads to the conclusion that the fact at issue is more probably true than not.
authority: Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3327 (
31 U.S.C. 6101 note); E.O. 12549, 3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 189; E.O. 12689, 3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 235
cite as: 22 CFR 1006.990