onus of proving

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

• onus — (n.) 1640s, from L. onus (gen. oneris) load, burden, from PIE *en es burden. Hence legal L. onus probandi (1722), lit. burden of proving …   Etymology dictionary

• onus — [ō′nəs] n. [L, a load, burden < IE base * enos or * onos > Sans ánaḥ, freight cart] 1. a difficult or unpleasant task, duty, etc.; burden 2. responsibility for a wrong; blame 3. [clip of L onus probandi, burden of proving] BURDEN OF PROOF …   English World dictionary

• onus — noun Date: circa 1640 1. [Latin more at onerous] a. burden b. a disagreeable necessity ; obligation c. blame d. stigma 2. [New Latin onus (probandi), literally, burden of proving …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• onus probandi — /ownas prabaenday/ Burden of proving; the burden of proof. The strict meaning of the term onus probandi is that, if no evidence is adduced by the party on whom the burden is cast, the issue must be found against him …   Black's law dictionary

• South African contract law — is essentially a modernised version of the Roman Dutch law of contract, [1] which is itself rooted in Roman law. In the broadest definition, a contract is an agreement entered into by two or more parties with the serious intention of creating a… …   Wikipedia

• o|nus — «OH nuhs», noun. a burden; responsibility: »The onus of housekeeping fell upon the daughters. The onus of proving it was not right lay with those who disputed its being so (Samuel Butler). SYNONYM(S): duty, obligation. ╂[< Latin onus] …   Useful english dictionary

• Cooper v Wakley — Court Westminster Assizes Citation(s) (1828) 172 ER 507, (1828) 3 Carrington and Payne 474 Judge(s) sitting Lord Tentenden CJ Keywords Libel, medical negligence Cooper v Wakley (1828) 172 ER 507 is an …   Wikipedia

• MAINTENANCE — (Heb. מְזוֹנוֹת, mezonot), generally speaking, the supply of all the necessaries of the party entitled thereto, i.e., not only food, but also matters such as medical expenses, raiment, lodging, etc. (Sh. Ar., EH 73:7; see husband and wife ). When …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Jury — A jury a sworn body of persons convened to render a rational, impartial verdict (a finding of fact on a question) officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment. A trial in which a jury decides the verdict is known as a… …   Wikipedia

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