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devil's proof

noun

Etymology

Latin probatio diabolica

derived from probatio diabolica

Definitions

A legal requirement to achieve an impossible proof. Remedies are reversing the burden of…
A legal requirement to achieve an impossible proof. Remedies are reversing the burden of proof, or giving additional rights to the individual faced with this requirement.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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