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Burden of proof

The duty of a party in a legal proceeding to prove an assertion of fact; it includes both the burden of production and the burden of persuasion; the onus probandi

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noun
  1. 1

    The duty of a party in a legal proceeding to prove an assertion of fact; it includes both the burden of production and the burden of persuasion; the onus probandi

  2. 2

    The obligation of the person making a claim in a dispute to provide sufficient evidence for their position.

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