burden (onus) of evidence (of proof)

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• burden — Capacity for carrying cargo. Something that is carried. Something oppressive or worrisome. A burden, as on interstate commerce, means anything that imposes either a restrictive or onerous load upon such commerce @ burden of going forward The onus …   Black's law dictionary

• burden — Capacity for carrying cargo. Something that is carried. Something oppressive or worrisome. A burden, as on interstate commerce, means anything that imposes either a restrictive or onerous load upon such commerce @ burden of going forward The onus …   Black's law dictionary

• proof — Synonyms and related words: Christophany, Ditto copy, Photostat, Satanophany, Xerox, Xerox copy, absolute indication, account, acid test, acquaintance, affirmation, airtight, ammunition, angelophany, announcement, appearance, argument, assay,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• proof — proof1 W3S2 [pru:f] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(evidence)¦ 2¦(copy)¦ 3¦(mathematics)¦ 4 the proof of the pudding (is in the eating) 5¦(alcohol)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: preuve, from Late Latin proba, from Latin probare; PROBE2 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• burden of proof — bur·den of proof: the responsibility of producing sufficient evidence in support of a fact or issue and favorably persuading the trier of fact (as a judge or jury) regarding that fact or issue the burden of proof is sometimes upon the defendant… …   Law dictionary

• burden of persuasion — burden of per·sua·sion / pər swā zhən/: the responsibility of persuading the trier of fact (as a judge or jury) that the existence of a fact or element (as of an offense or affirmative defense) is more probable than not compare standard of proof… …   Law dictionary

• onus probandi — index cloud (suspicion) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 onus probandi …   Law dictionary

• burden — bur·den n 1: something that is a duty, obligation, or responsibility the prosecution has the burden of proving every element of the offense the statute imposes undue burden s burden of pleading the necessary elements 2 …   Law dictionary

• Onus — O nus, n. [L.] A burden; an obligation. [1913 Webster] {Onus probandi}[L.], obligation to furnish evidence to prove a thing; the burden of proof. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Onus probandi — Onus O nus, n. [L.] A burden; an obligation. [1913 Webster] {Onus probandi}[L.], obligation to furnish evidence to prove a thing; the burden of proof. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• burden of proof — noun the duty of proving a disputed charge • Hypernyms: ↑duty, ↑responsibility, ↑obligation * * * Etymology: translation of Latin onus probandi : the duty of proving a disputed presumption, assertion, or charge …   Useful english dictionary