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Burden of proof

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Noun
  1. 1
    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. 2
    the duty of proving a disputed charge wordnet
  3. 3
    The obligation of the person making a claim in a dispute to provide sufficient evidence for their position.

Etymology

Calque of Latin onus probandi.

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