onus probandi
Example Sentences
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It was quite true, he said, that they had been equally unable to prove that he had done so; but that amounted to nothing; the "onus probandi" lay with the accusing side.
From Orley Farm by Trollope, Anthony
If the record were received generally by any nation, the onus probandi would in that case lie with those who impugned it.
From Thoughts on a Revelation by Jerram, S. J. (Samuel John)
I do not affect to decide upon the point, but think the onus probandi to lie with those who would deny it.
From The Future of Islam by Blunt, Wilfred Scawen
The onus probandi rests clearly not with him, but with those who call those proofs of his in question.
From The Revision Revised by Burgon, John William
But still the onus probandi lies with those who maintain the Sinhalese origin of any part of the Pali Canon and two strong arguments support the Indian origin of the major part.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
