SEMIPLENA PROBATIO

semiplena probatio (sem-I-plee-n[schwa] proh-bay-shee-oh), n. [Latin] Half-proof. “In actions of filiation, a pursuer was formerly entitled, on adducing a semiplena probatio, to her oath in supplement to prove that the defender was the father of her child. A semiplena probatio was such a proof as induced, not merely a suspicion, but a reasonable belief that […]