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/bˈərdən əv pruf/ Listen

Burden of proof

noun

The duty of proving a disputed charge.

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"Burden of proof" Quotes from Famous Books

... relating to these works has nothing decidedly opposed to the theory in it, then the presumption must be in favor of the view that the authors were Indians, for the reasons heretofore given. The burden of proof is on those who deny this, and not on those ...

— The Problem of Ohio Mounds • Cyrus Thomas

... me. I am going to keep you right with me, right under my thought. I'm going to be the mirror, constantly with you, that reflects infinite love to you every moment. Come; your problem is mine now. The burden of proof rests upon me. Don't think of anything else now, excepting that God has your hand and ...

— Carmen Ariza • Charles Francis Stocking

... always lived here; she's kept tab on me ever since; kind of puts the burden of proof on me to show that I can get along without her, if ...

— The Opened Shutters • Clara Louise Burnham

Words linked to "Burden of proof" : duty, obligation, responsibility