onus probandi
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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"The onus probandi would lie with them," said Mr. Prendergast.
From Castle Richmond by Trollope, Anthony
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
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)
If so, apologetics is literally a science, and it is pedantry to claim the defensive and pretend to throw the onus probandi upon objectors.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
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
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