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burden of proof

noun

Etymology

Calque of Latin onus probandi.

  1. derived from onus probandi

Definitions

  1. The duty of a party in a legal proceeding to prove an assertion of fact

    The duty of a party in a legal proceeding to prove an assertion of fact; it includes both the burden of production and the burden of persuasion; the onus probandi.

  2. The obligation of the person making a claim in a dispute to provide sufficient evidence…

    The obligation of the person making a claim in a dispute to provide sufficient evidence for their position.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for burden of proof. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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