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burden of proof

NOUN
responsibility to prove something
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“The Court finds that Petitioner has met the burden of proof by preponderance of the evidence,” Judge Esther P. Kim wrote in her ruling, which was issued the next day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

And on each of Pike’s claims, Ward offered the same summary conclusion that she had not met her burden of proof.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

The burden of proof would lie on your shoulders.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

For children, teenagers and college-age athletes, the burden of proof should be on those who insist repetitive head impacts are safe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Hence, it is the presumption of common sense and science that these ESP phenomena don’t exist, and the burden of proof is on those who maintain that there are such phenomena.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos



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