burden of proof

noun

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.

Similar
onus probandi
OriginLatin onus probandi →
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Meanings

nounburden of proof (plural burdens of proof)

plural burdens of proof

  1. lawThe 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.

    Synonyms: onus probandi

  2. epistemologyThe obligation of the person making a claim in a dispute to provide sufficient evidence for their position.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe 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.

Similar
onus probandi

Origin

  1. Latinonus probandi
  2. Englishburden of proof

Calque of Latin onus probandi.

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Translations

Arabic عِبْء الإثْبات, عِبْء البَيِّنة
  • عِبْء الإثْبات (ʕibʔ al-ʔiṯbāt)duty of a party in a legal proceeding
  • عِبْء البَيِّنة (ʕibʔ al-bayyina)duty of a party in a legal proceeding
  • التزام بتقديم الدليل (iltizām bi-taqdīm al-dalīl)obligation of the person making a claim to provide evidence for their position
  • التزامات بتقديم الدليل (iltizāmāt bi-taqdīm al-dalīl)obligation of the person making a claim to provide evidence for their position
  • التزام بتقديم الدليل (iltizām bi-taqdīm al-dalīl)obligation of the person making a claim to provide evidence for their position
  • التزامات بتقديم الدليل (iltizāmāt bi-taqdīm al-dalīl)obligation of the person making a claim to provide evidence for their position
  • التزامات بتقديم الدليل (iltizāmāt bi-taqdīm al-dalīl)obligation of the person making a claim to provide evidence for their position
Chinese Mandarin 舉證責任 /举证责任, 證明責任 /证明责任
  • 舉證責任 /举证责任 (jǔzhèng zérèn)duty of a party in a legal proceeding
  • 證明責任 /证明责任 (zhèngmíng zérèn)duty of a party in a legal proceeding
  • 舉證責任 /举证责任 (jǔzhèng zérèn)obligation of the person making a claim to provide evidence for their position
  • 證明責任 /证明责任 (zhèngmíng zérèn)obligation of the person making a claim to provide evidence for their position
Czech důkazní břemeno
  • důkazní břemenoduty of a party in a legal proceeding
Danish bevisbyrde, bevisbyrde
  • bevisbyrdeduty of a party in a legal proceeding
  • bevisbyrdeobligation of the person making a claim to provide evidence for their position
Dutch bewijslast, last
  • bewijslastduty of a party in a legal proceeding
  • lastduty of a party in a legal proceeding
Finnish todistustaakka, todistustaakka
  • todistustaakkaduty of a party in a legal proceeding
  • todistustaakkaobligation of the person making a claim to provide evidence for their position
French charge de la preuve, charge de la preuve
  • charge de la preuveduty of a party in a legal proceeding
  • charge de la preuveobligation of the person making a claim to provide evidence for their position
German Beweislast, Beweispflicht
  • Beweislastduty of a party in a legal proceeding
  • Beweispflichtduty of a party in a legal proceeding
Icelandic sönnunarbyrði
  • sönnunarbyrðiduty of a party in a legal proceeding
Indonesian beban bukti, beban pembuktian
  • beban buktiduty of a party in a legal proceeding
  • beban pembuktianduty of a party in a legal proceeding
Italian onere della prova, obbligo di fornire prove
  • onere della provaduty of a party in a legal proceeding
  • obbligo di fornire proveobligation of the person making a claim to provide evidence for their position
  • obblighi di fornire proveobligation of the person making a claim to provide evidence for their position
  • obbligo di fornire proveobligation of the person making a claim to provide evidence for their position
  • obblighi di fornire proveobligation of the person making a claim to provide evidence for their position
  • obblighi di fornire proveobligation of the person making a claim to provide evidence for their position
Japanese 証明責任, 立証責任
  • 証明責任 (shōmei sekinin)duty of a party in a legal proceeding
  • 立証責任 (risshō sekinin)duty of a party in a legal proceeding
  • 証拠を提示する義務 (shōko o teiji suru gimu)obligation of the person making a claim to provide evidence for their position
Korean 입증 책임, 증거를 제시할 의무
  • 입증 책임 (ipjeung chaegim)duty of a party in a legal proceeding
  • 증거를 제시할 의무 (jeunggeoreul jesihal uimu)obligation of the person making a claim to provide evidence for their position
Latin onus probandi
  • onus probandiduty of a party in a legal proceeding
Norwegian Bokmål bevisbyrde, bevisbyrde
  • bevisbyrdeduty of a party in a legal proceeding
  • bevisbyrdeobligation of the person making a claim to provide evidence for their position
Polish ciężar dowodu, ciężar dowodu
  • ciężar dowoduduty of a party in a legal proceeding
  • ciężar dowoduobligation of the person making a claim to provide evidence for their position
Portuguese ônus da prova, ônus da prova
  • ônus da provaduty of a party in a legal proceeding
  • ônus da provaobligation of the person making a claim to provide evidence for their position
Russian бре́мя доказа́тельства
  • бре́мя доказа́тельства (brémja dokazátelʹstva)duty of a party in a legal proceeding
Spanish carga de la prueba, carga de la prueba
  • carga de la pruebaduty of a party in a legal proceeding
  • carga de la pruebaobligation of the person making a claim to provide evidence for their position
Swedish bevisbörda, bevisbörda
  • bevisbördaduty of a party in a legal proceeding
  • bevisbördaobligation of the person making a claim to provide evidence for their position
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