onus probandi
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The onus probandi is with those who assert what it is unnatural to expect; to be just able to doubt is no warrant for disbelieving.
From An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by Newman, John Henry Cardinal
But when we look for a proof of this daring assertion, we are told that the onus probandi rests upon us.
From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, February, 1865 by Various
The onus probandi would fall upon any one purporting to be descended from the said Samuel, and we know how uncommonly difficult said person would find it to prove anything.
From Birds of Prey by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
At the close of our interview, he also alluded to his precious breeks with which, in his opinion, rest the onus probandi of his adventure.
From A Golfing Idyll or The Skipper's Round with the Deil On the Links of St. Andrews by Flint, Violet
The onus probandi is with those who assail a teaching which is, and has long been, in possession.
From An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by Newman, John Henry Cardinal
