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Princeton's WordNet
burden of proofnoun
the duty of proving a disputed charge
Wiktionary
burden of proofnoun
The duty of a party in a legal proceeding to prove an assertion of fact; it includes both the burden of production and the burden of persuasion; the onus probandi
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of burden of proof in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of burden of proof in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of burden of proof in a Sentence
Denying a federal law enforcement agent access to our buses, or putting our staff in a position of determining whether that agents burden of proof has been met, is not something Concord Coach Lines is willing to do at this time.
It's very difficult to penalize an exporting country, you have to have a very large burden of proof to prove what they're doing.
'I believe the conclusions have been proven by the preponderance of the evidence standard, i used the words 'more probable than not' because that is what is in the rules, because I thought it was appropriate when people read my report to always make sure that they understood the burden of proof that I was following.
Right now we are not taking any action but certainly the burden of proof lies with them( LG) -- to come forward and say what they have done, we need to understand to what extent was this negligence or what it was. It will all come subsequently once we start ascertaining the situation on the ground.
Often the burden of proof lies with the victim, families tend to keep quiet either to protect their supposed honor, or because of the stigma and lower societal value some community members attribute to people with disabilities.
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