You know what it looks like… but what is it called?
TAKE THE QUIZ“burden of”
The following 5 entries include the term burden of.
burden of coming forward with the evidence
burden of going forward with the evidence
burden of persuasion
: the responsibility of persuading the trier of fact (as a judge or jury) that the existence of a fact or element (as of an offense or affirmative defense) is more probable than not compare standard of proof
burden of production
: the responsibility of the party that is presenting an issue or fact to produce evidence sufficient to support a favorable finding on that issue or fact
burden of proof
: the responsibility of producing sufficient evidence in support of a fact or issue and favorably persuading the trier of fact (as a judge or jury) regarding that fact or issue compare standard of proof