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Onns probandi

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

Burden of proving; the burden of proof. The strict meaning of the term "onus probandf' is that, if no evidence is adduced by the party on whom the burden is cast, the issue must be found against him.

Davis v. Rogers, 1 Houst. (Del.) 44.