onus probandi
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Assuredly there is a strong presumption in its favour, and the onus probandi, in our own day, lies with those who deny its claims to acceptance.
From Thoughts on a Revelation by Jerram, S. J. (Samuel 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
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
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
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