burden of proof

Noun

Meaning

the duty of proving a disputed charge

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

onus probandi convincingness level of proof obligation to prove duty to prove evidentiary burden burden of evidence duty to provide evidence duty to provide proof evidential burden obligation to demonstrate obligation to produce evidence obligation to provide evidence believe one is innocent until proven guilty onus of proof
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Hypernyms

responsibility duty obligation

Examples

Taking experimental results and observations for granted and putting the burden of proof on the theory means taking the observational ideology for granted without having ever examined it. Paul Karl Feyerabend

That is what I have always understood to be the essence of anarchism: the conviction that the burden of proof has to be placed on authority, and that it should be dismantled if that burden cannot be met. Noam Chomsky

The perverse presumption that places the burden of proof on the challenger of spending must be inverted, back to the rule that applies elsewhere in life: 'Prove to me why we should.' Mitch Daniels

A theory can never be proven absolutely true, therefore there is no end to scientific endeavor. A true scientific theory is always open to be disproved, and the burden of proof is continually placed on the scientist. Kristine Larsen

The burden of proof is now on the Palestinians... They must fight terrorism and dismantle its infrastructures in order to make possible progress on the roadmap. Kjell Magne Bondevik

Because of the high burden of proof on the plaintiff, and difficulty in proving malicious intent, such cases by public figures rarely succeed. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

burden of evidence burden of persuasion burden of production burden of proving burden of the hole burden resistor