onus probandi
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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I say, on the supporters of Home Rule rests the onus probandi; they are the people who should show cause, let them prove their case in its favour.
From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Buckley, Robert John
The meaning is, that the onus probandi is thrown upon the person who maintains the distinction, Aristotle has a prima facie case.
From Ethics by Aristotle
None of that, now; the_ onus probandi _is with you, scoundrel.
From Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 by Fowler, F. G. (Francis George)
In Russia, the onus probandi lies on the other side; private initiative is allowed to do nothing until it gives guarantees against all possible bad consequences.
From Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years by Various
It was quite true, he said, that they had been equally unable to prove that he had done so; but that amounted to nothing; the "onus probandi" lay with the accusing side.
From Orley Farm by Trollope, Anthony
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