onus probandi
Americannoun
noun
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It has certainly not undergone compression, and, in reply to the suggestion that the skull is that of an idiot, it may be urged that the onus probandi lies with those who adopt the hypothesis.
From A Manual of the Antiquity of Man by MacLean, J. P. (John Patterson)
Only, if in any particular instance it be suspected that property has been acquired by force, fraud, or robbery, I contend that the onus probandi lies on him who raises the question.
From Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics With Some of Their Applications by Thornton, William Thomas
Does the onus probandi rest with us or with Mr. Barlow?
From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, February, 1865 by Various
He understood, in its perfection, the great art of throwing the onus probandi on his adversary; and so could maintain almost any opinion, however absurd or fantastical, with fearless impunity.
From The Spirit of the Age Contemporary Portraits by Hazlitt, William
In Russia, the onus probandi lies on the other side; private initiative is allowed to do nothing until it gives guarantees against all possible bad consequences.
From Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years by Various
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