burden of proof

== English == === Etymology === Calque of Latin onus probandi. === Pronunciation === === Noun === burden of proof (plural burdens of proof) (law) The duty of a party in a legal proceeding to prove an assertion of fact; it includes both the burden of production and the burden of persuasion; the onus probandi. (epistemology) The obligation of the person making a claim in a dispute to provide sufficient evidence for their position. ==== Synonyms ==== (law): onus probandi ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence