burden of proof
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Noun (1)
- the duty of proving a disputed chargeType of duty, responsibility
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Burden of proof
[L. onus probandi] Law, the duty of proving a particular position in a court of law, a failure in the performance of which duty calls for judgment against the party on whom the duty is imposed.
From the entry Burden.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54