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Meaning of burden of proof | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. The obligation of the person making a claim in a dispute to provide sufficient evidence for their position.

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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