devil's proof

noun

A legal requirement to achieve an impossible proof. Remedies are reversing the burden of proof, or giving additional rights to the individual faced with this requirement.

OriginLatin probatio diabolica →
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Meanings

noundevil's proof (plural devil's proofs)

plural devil's proofs

  1. A legal requirement to achieve an impossible proof. Remedies are reversing the burden of proof, or giving additional rights to the individual faced with this requirement.

Origin

  1. Latinprobatio diabolica
  2. Englishdevil's proof

Latin probatio diabolica

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