onus probandi
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Leave the masters under this general understanding to teach freely; if there in ground of complaint, let it be made, but leave the onus probandi on the objectors.
From Science & Education by Huxley, Thomas Henry
Where two nations are already settled in a country, the onus probandi rests with the party that seeks to exclude the other.
From The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery by Twiss, Travers
It has certainly not undergone compression, and, in reply to the suggestion that the skull is that of an idiot, it may be urged that the onus probandi lies with those who adopt the hypothesis.
From A Manual of the Antiquity of Man by MacLean, J. P. (John Patterson)
If a person sues for a debt which is denied the onus probandi lies with the plaintiff.
From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by Marsden, William
"The onus probandi would lie with them," said Mr. Prendergast.
From Castle Richmond by Trollope, Anthony
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