burden
Defined in 2 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Anderson (1889)
United States Code
44 U.S.C. § 3502 — as used in this subchapter (2 versions over time)
the term “burden” means time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, or provide information to or for a Federal agency, including the resources expended for—
(A) reviewing instructions;
(B) acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems;
(C) adjusting the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;
(D) searching data sources;
(E) completing and reviewing the collection of information; and
(F) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the information;
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
That which is borne: charge, obligation, duty; also, disadvantage. Compare BE^fEFIT; Incumbrance; Onus. Burdensome. Grievous, oppressive: as, a burdensome contract. Burden of proof. The obligation imposed upon a party who alleges the existence of a fact or thing necessary in the prosecution or defense of an action, to establish it by proof. 1 Sometimes spoken of simply as "the burden." See further Proof, Burden of.