Etymology

onus probandi

Today it means: The burden of proof, the onus; 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. Full definition →

Latin onus probandī
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromonus probandī
  2. English todayonus probandi

Borrowed from Latin onus probandī.

Words from the same roots

Latinonus probandī all →

burden of proof

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