burden of proof

Example Sentences

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Both have higher burdens of proof than asylum but don’t provide a pathway to citizenship.

From Los Angeles Times

Apparently, Kennedy has never heard of the burden of proof or the extreme difficulty in proving a negative.

From Salon

Beyond reasonable doubt is typically the burden of proof in criminal cases, while balance of probabilities is the civil one that would be used in such workplace disciplinary decisions.

From BBC

However, he explained that the burden of proof in criminal cases lay with the prosecution – they had to prove who fired the shots.

From BBC

So it's proposing that the burden of proof be reduced from "beyond all reasonable doubt" - the norm for criminal proceedings - to "on the balance of probabilities", which is used in civil cases.

From BBC