onus probandi
English
noun
Definitions
- (legal) The burden of proof, the onus; 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.
Etymology
Root from Proto-Indo-European *h₃enh₂- (burden, charge, onerate, name).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₃enh₂-
Gloss
burden, charge, onerate, name
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
名