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See also: burden

burden of proof

noun phrase

: the duty of proving a disputed assertion or charge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Unlike a criminal trial, the board makes its judgments based on a preponderance of evidence — a lower burden of proof than required to convict a defendant. Emilie Eaton, ExpressNews.com, 2 May 2020 Whereas Hogsett's proposal placed the burden of proof on landlords, the Senate bill would place that burden on a tenant. Amelia Pak-harvey, Indianapolis Star, 24 Feb. 2020 America and many European countries, notes Mr Collins, put the burden of proof on plaintiffs, who must prove that allegations made about them are false. The Economist, 12 Dec. 2019 In a courtroom, there are rules of evidence, a high burden of proof and presumptions of innocence that favor the accused. Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2020 Given Nwora’s statistical history, the burden of proof is that much bigger. Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 28 Feb. 2020 The music industry has seen a number of copyright infringement cases over the years, and the controversial inverse ratio rule has established a lower burden of proof for copyright infringement. Allen Kim, CNN, 10 Mar. 2020 That message effectively shifts to the defendant employers the burden of proof … and impermissibly requires [the ATF] to prove that its decision makers were not motivated by discriminatory animus. Mike Carter, The Seattle Times, 28 Sep. 2019 Each legal forum involved very different burdens of proof (i.e., more likely than not versus beyond a reasonable doubt), occurred at different points in time and relied on different evidence, testimony, procedural rules and adjudicators. Michael Mccann, SI.com, 7 Sep. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1705, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of burden of proof was in 1705

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