| 单词 | burden of proof |
| 释义 | burden of proofSEE SYNONYMS FOR burden of proof ON THESAURUS.COM nounChiefly Law. the obligation to offer evidence that the court or jury could reasonably believe, in support of a contention, failing which the case will be lost. the obligation to establish a contention as fact by evoking evidence of its probable truth. Origin of burden of proofFirst recorded in 1585–95 Words nearby burden of proofbur clover, bur cucumber, burd, burden, burdened, burden of proof, burdensome, burdizzo, burdock, bureau, bureaucracy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for burden of proofburden of proof nounlaw the obligation, in criminal cases resting initially on the prosecution, to provide evidence that will convince the court or jury of the truth of one's contention Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with burden of proofburden of proof Obligation of proving a disputed charge or allegation. For example, Are you sure you mailed the tax return on time? The burden of proof's on you. A legal term dating from the late 1500s, it has also been used more loosely in recent times. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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