onus probandi
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Where two nations are already settled in a country, the onus probandi rests with the party that seeks to exclude the other.
From The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery by Twiss, Travers
The great difficulty to my mind was the onus probandi.
From Birds of Prey by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
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
I say, on the supporters of Home Rule rests the onus probandi; they are the people who should show cause, let them prove their case in its favour.
From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Buckley, Robert John
None of that, now; the_ onus probandi _is with you, scoundrel.
From Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 by Fowler, F. G. (Francis George)
