onus probandi
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Does the onus probandi rest with us or with Mr. Barlow?
From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, February, 1865 by Various
The onus probandi rests clearly not with him, but with those who call those proofs of his in question.
From The Revision Revised by Burgon, John William
He understood, in its perfection, the great art of throwing the onus probandi on his adversary; and so could maintain almost any opinion, however absurd or fantastical, with fearless impunity.
From The Spirit of the Age Contemporary Portraits by Hazlitt, William
But it must be proven that the defect exists—and the onus probandi rests upon Mr. Mallock.
From Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles by Spargo, John
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
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