onus probandi
Americannoun
noun
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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
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 is with those who assail a teaching which is, and has long been, in possession.
From An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by Newman, John Henry Cardinal
The interpolation hypothesis, as I said, is easily advanced, but the onus probandi must needs lie heavily against it.
From The Gospels in the Second Century An Examination of the Critical Part of a Work Entitled 'Supernatural Religion' by Sanday, William
Only, if in any particular instance it be suspected that property has been acquired by force, fraud, or robbery, I contend that the onus probandi lies on him who raises the question.
From Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics With Some of Their Applications by Thornton, William Thomas
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