onus probandi
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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But, in any case, the onus probandi is not upon us.
From Charlotte's Inheritance by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
The great difficulty to my mind was the onus probandi.
From Birds of Prey by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
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
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
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
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